sustainability



	This just in! Carbon Neutral The Marin County Triathlon offset all travel to and from the event with Carbon Offsets from 3 Degrees... We have purchased enough emission reductions to prevent the emission of 75 metric tons of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere. This purchase supports the Van Eck Forest Project in Humboldt County, which is independently verified to demonstrate additionality and permanence. This is equivalent to removing fourteen (14) cars from the U.S. roadways for one year! We are trying for Zero Waste, Carbon Neutral.Besides Marin County Triathlon medals made from recycled materials presented to every athlete, the award for the overall first place finisher is this one of a kind sculpture made from what once was a bicycle, a running shoe and a wetsuit. The California Club Cup Trophy is a unique piece of art made from recycled swim, bike and run gear. This unusual award goes to the club or team to hold onto until the 2009 event. The club or team with the most attendance either participating or volunteering, results and fundraising for our three beneficiaries, all percentage wise according to the team's membership, will have this to display for a full year! In our efforts to make the world a better place to live now, and for the future, we have implemented steps to reduce the environmental impact in the presentation of our event. This just in! Our portable toilets are even green, and we don't mean just the color! We will be using an earth friendly chemical that is 100% biodegradable and non toxic, formaldehyde and alcohol free. The following steps are being strictly adhered to by the Marin County Triathlon: All power will be generated by solar energy. On site recycling will be utilized to the maximum effort. All apparel (sold and in race bags) will be 100% organic cotton. All paper products will be post-consumer recycled. All utensils and cookware will be corn-based compostable. Toilet tissue, soaps, paper towels, etc will be biodegradable. Our shuttle buses will be powered by biodeisel. We will not use plastic bottles of drinking waters. Post event meal (and those sold at the event) will be only organic. Coffees, teas and other beverages served will only be organic and fair trade. Our race packets will not be the typical plastic bags. Our goals are to minimize the waste and carbon footprint generated by our event. Please check back on this page as we update further actions to occur.