Walking Mountains Sustainability Blog

Actively Green 2020 Award Winners

Posted by Walking Mountains Sustainability on Dec 23, 2020 2:55:58 PM

11 Eagle County Businesses Recognized as Colorado Environmental Leaders

Posted by Walking Mountains Sustainability on Oct 13, 2020 10:00:00 AM

Last week, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment recognized 11 Eagle County businesses for outstanding environmental achievements that help protect our state. Representing 6.5% of..

Topics: Actively Green, Sustainability Tips

Local business that 'go green' should start with small, bite-sized efforts

Posted by Walking Mountains Sustainability on Aug 11, 2020 10:30:00 AM

By Lauren Glendenning, published in the Vail Daily 8.11.2020 Brought to you by Walking Mountains Science Center From straws made out of avocado pits and citrus peels to gift-wrapping ribbon made..

Topics: Actively Green, Actively Green Ambassador

Sustainability Planning Workshop

Posted by Nina Waysdorf on Jun 18, 2020 4:00:00 PM

Virtually attend this workshop no matter how long your business or organization has been involved with the Actively Green Program, but make sure to attend this workshop if your business has been in..

Topics: Actively Green, Center For Sustainability

Impact of COVID-19 on Eagle Valley Businesses

Posted by Kate Manzer on May 6, 2020 10:44:35 AM

As long as these past six weeks have felt during the COVID-19 pandemic while the economic and social health of our greater valley community have suffered, the environmental well-being of our valley..

Topics: Actively Green, Sustainability Tips

Support Actively Green Businesses During COVID-19

Posted by Kate Manzer on Apr 30, 2020 11:55:38 AM

COVID-19 has gone on long enough: long enough for Eagle County to have received approval from the state to have some restrictions lifted, long enough for a sustained decrease in confirmed cases,..

Topics: Actively Green, Sustainability Tips

Waste Diversion for Hotels

Posted by Kate Manzer on Apr 21, 2020 9:14:00 AM

Did you know that for every $1 spent on reducing food waste, hotels can save between $5 and $10, according to the World Resources Institute? The same WRI study also found that on average, hotels..

Topics: Actively Green, Sustainability Tips, Composting, Sustainable Food, Zero Waste

Sustainability Tip: Waste Diversion Workshop

Posted by Walking Mountains Sustainability on Mar 9, 2020 3:12:02 PM

Waste Diversion for Restaurants, Caterers & Other Food Vendors Here in Eagle County, waste can be diverted from our landfill in multiple ways: By being recycled and composted, our food, plastic,..

Topics: Actively Green, Environmental Education, Press Release, Forever Green, Sustainability Tips

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Actively Green Spotlight: Encore Electric's Liz Bankert

Posted by Walking Mountains on Sep 21, 2018 1:19:16 PM

Actively Green Ambassador: A spotlight that celebrates a local person who works for an Actively Green 2018 participating sustainable business. The goal is to recognize local “green/sustainable”..

Topics: Actively Green, Actively Green Ambassador

Walking Mountains Zero Waste Blues Brews BBQ (5 of 19)

Helping to Make Events Sustainable in the Eagle Valley

Posted by Kimberly Schlaepfer on Aug 1, 2018 2:33:23 PM

Walking Mountains Sustainability Zero Waste Events Walking Mountains' Zero Waste program is committed to reducing waste and resource consumption. At Zero Waste events we do this by working with event..

Topics: Actively Green, Recycling