Sustainable Event Planning Guide
We’ve put together this document to help in planning your event. Chapin believes
that sustainable practices reinforce the virtues that are so vital to the life of our
school and the development of our children.
Paper products: All the paper products you need can be found in the garage of the
business office. They are recyclable when no food residue is present and will
decompose in the landfill much more quickly than traditional. The utensils are made
of cornstarch. Sharon Gomberg, sgomberg@chapinschool.org, should be contacted
before and after the event to ensure that we keep track of how much we use and
when we need to re-order.
Drinks: We want to encourage healthy eating habits in our kids. Therefore, please
do not serve soda. There are attractive water dispensers in the garage of the
business office if your event is large. If it is smaller, please provide water from
gallon jugs rather than individual bottles or use the bottle filling stations in school if
that is an option.
Food: Again, please help Chapin encourage healthy eating habits. Be very aware of
the allergy policy. There should be plentiful healthy options alongside the treats.
Recycling: Please make sure there are enough recycling cans and trash cans and
that they are well labeled. There are extras to be used for events. Ask Sharon or the
Sustainability chairperson where they are stored. There are also laminated signs
that clip onto the recycling bins which help identify what can and cannot be put into
them Look for the signs on the shelves near the paper ware. For most events, there
shouldn’t be much to recycle except the empty water cups, if no plastic bottles are
used. Mike and his crew will dump the cans at the end of the event. Please make
sure that they are restacked and placed back wherever they originated.