1. The Road to Zero Waste

2. In past years, BSIM has diverted as high as 99% of
the garbage from entering the landfill through
recycling and composting efforts

3. How Did We Do It?
Coordinate community stakeholders
 Purchase materials with zero waste in mind
 Participate in composting process

4.  Develop zero waste strategies
 Train volunteers

5. Cups to Compost All cups, plates, and
utensils at the event
are compostable
BSIM supplies local
coffee shops with
compostable coffee
cups during the
event

6. Anaerobic Digestion
Monterey Regional Waste
Management District turns
Marathon cups and left over
food into compost which
generates renewable energy
from the methane captured
during the digester process!

7. Supply Chain
BSIM collaborates with all
of the vendors at the
event to ensure that they
are in compliance with
zero waste standards

8. Styrofoam used at this event is sent to Waste to
Waves, a program created by SustainableSurf.org,
which compacts the foam and turns it into
surfboards

9. GU packets are diverted and sent to
Terracycle, a company that
takes plastic wrappers, chip
bags, and other materials
and turns them into a
number of upcycled products

10. Blankets to Boards
All Heat Sheets used by runners are sent
to Advanced Flexible Materials, Inc. which
are then compressed into alternative
building materials

11. Locally hand-crafted medals
Participants of BSIM are awarded with locally
hand-crafted medals, reducing transportation
necessities and supporting local business

12. Each year, the
Marathon hosts
a shoe and
clothing drive,
donating the
contents of the
drive to Last
Chance
Mercantile in
Marina
Clothing Drive

13. Food Donation
BSIM collects pre-consumer food
extras and sends it the Food Bank
for Monterey County

14. Zero Waste Education
Volunteers man zero waste stations
There are no
trash cans on
the Marathon
course!

15. Community Engagement
All materials are hand
sorted by local
community groups!

16. CamelBak Refill Stations
BSIM encourages
hydration with
reusable water
bottles as opposed to
single-use water
bottles

17. Virtual Goodie Bag
Instead of using paper
and materials,
registration for BSIM is
paperless and
participants are even
awarded with a virtual
goodie bag

18. This is what our dumpsters look like….
EMPTY!

19. Thank you for helping
make this a clean,
green, enjoyable
event!!!