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RACE SHIRTS
Each runner
receives a tech shirt made from recycled post-consumer waste: each shirt
uses about four 16.9 oz plastic water bottles! The shirts are made by Greenlayer
Sports using Repreve fibers.
RACE MEDALS
Medals given to
top finishers are engraved wood harvested from a sustainable source.
CARBON CAPTURE GARDEN
To offset
the carbon emissions of travel to a large event, $1 of each registration will fund the planting of 100+
hardwood trees at the Santa Familia Primary School Kanan Kaax Model
Teaching Garden in Cayo, Belize. Dominant Maya forest trees, like Mahogany, Cedar, Zapote, Yaxnik, Jobo, Chicle,
and many others, capture tons of CO2 and the garden is used to teach kids the time-honored practices of forest gardening.
FREE BUS RIDES
In
2009,
Metro Transit partnered with the Urban
Wildland Half Marathon & 5K to offer FREE rides to and from the race with
the
Go Greener Pass! Sharing the ride reduced
emissions and congestion.
Check back for 2010 information!
ORGANIC FOOD
Produce and bread products, donated by race sponsors, are certified
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SOLAR POWER
For the first time,
the UWHM5K will go off the grid!! All electricity required at the
finish line (chip timing and music) will be generated with solar power,
thanks to Powerfully Green and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society.
FSC-CERTIFIED PRINTING
Our single-panel brochure
is printed with soy-based
inks on FSC-certified paper by an FSC-certified printer!
FSC standards help to
promote well-managed
forests, and forestry practices that are environmentally-responsible,
socially equitable, and economically viable. Click here to read more.
© 1996 Forest Stewardship Council AC
PAPERLESS REGISTRATION
Registration is
completely paperless (by phone, walk-in, or online).
Click here for registration information.
REUSABLE SIGNS & BANNERS
Signs are designed
and printed on materials so they can be reused from year-to-year.
ATHLETES FOR A FIT
PLANET
The UWHM5K is
partnering with Athletes for a Fit Planet. Click above for
more information.
CARPOOL LOT
Located at the American Legion, 6501 Portland Ave. Click
here for more information.
Special thanks to Minneapolis/Richfield Post
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SEED BIBS
New in 2010, race bibs from
e-Media will be embedded with Black-Eyed Susan
seeds. The bibs, made of compostable material, can be soaked in water
and planted!
SHOE RECYCLING
Bring your old shoes to
the race. Wipers Recycling accepts dry, clean shoes, paired together.
Half of the shoes are re-used in the community or donated to flood victims
in Minnesota. The other half of the shoes are made into new items.
All new products are made here in Minnesota!
COMPOST, REUSE, RECYCLE
All race materials are either compostable, reusable, or recyclable
(with help from Waste Management). Water stop cups are made of
compostable sugar cane material, finish line water is served in cups made of
compostable corn material, and other plastic and paper products are
recycled.
MEDAL RECYCLING
Unwanted runner medals
that participants want to recycle can be brought to race packet pickup day
or race day where Medals4Mettle
will be collecting them and reusing them as gifts for children battling
cancer.
REUSABLE RUNNER BAGS
Each runner
receives a reusable bag.
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