Broomfield Days going green
with ‘Zero Waste’ stations 

Broomfield's annual Broomfield Days celebration is going green again this year.  The annual community celebration in Midway Park is Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14 and 15, and it will be a "Zero Waste" event.   

At a Zero Waste event, all materials sold and distributed are reusable, recyclable or compostable. Since no trash is present, trash cans are removed from the event site and replaced with Zero Waste stations. The stations are designed to hold only compostable and recyclable materials. 

A Zero Waste event is accomplished through careful planning and collaboration by staff and vendors ahead of the event date. Zero Waste events are also educational opportunities where attendees can experience a microcosm of a Zero Waste world. Volunteers are key to the success of a Zero Waste event. Volunteers can:  

•  Help event participants properly dispose of their waste at Zero Waste stations (i.e. educate them on how to sort compostables and commingled containers from trash)

• Aid vendors in determining which items are acceptable to distribute, and helping them sort their materials during break-down

• Monitor Zero Waste stations for contamination (see list of acceptable materials below)

• Swap wheeled carts (the collection bins) at the Zero Waste stations

• Explain the concept of Zero Waste to event participants.