For complete guidelines on how to reduce waste at the show, how to help the show cut costs, and to help make the show an environmentally-friendly one, see the
Oregon Convention Center Sustainability Guidelines. And you can also watch this
quick video on how the OCC aims to be the most environmentally-friendly convention space in the world.
Below is a quick overview from the guidelines in the link above. NOTE: When you bring in and leave prohibited items behind, as well as fail to recycle correctly, it can cost the Mass Timber Conference extra fees. Please help us make this show as cost-effective as possible.
PROHIBITED ITEMS
- Plastic bags
- Foam core signage
- Helium balloons
ITEMS NOT TO LEAVE BEHIND
- Vinyl banners
- Electronics, furniture, or equipment
- Carpet, carpet scraps, or carpet padding
- Items that cannot be donated (e.g.: plaques)
OCC’S RECYCLING STREAMS
(items must be placed in appropriate receptacles):
- Block styrofoam & styrofoam peanuts
- Cardboard
- Construction debris
- Film and sheet plastic
- Vinyl tablecloths
- Wood
- Metal
- Concrete and brick
- Yard debris
- Kitchen grease
- Donatable food
- Food scraps
- Glass containers
- Mixed recycling (paper, aluminum, plastic bottles)