Event Details | |
| Host | Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club |
| Location | Chicago, USA |
| Certification Level | Bronze |
| Website Link | https://corinthian.org |
Best Practices Achieved
1. Eliminate Single-Use Water Bottles and Provide Water Refill Stations
Our club provides a filtered water bottle refilling station. The committee and chase boats each had water refilling stations. All participants were instructed to bring their own refillable water bottles.
2. Eliminate Plastic Straws
Our club no longer uses plastic straws
3. Serve Food with Plastic-Free Dinnerware
Our club uses reusable dinnerware
6. Publicize Your Sustainability Efforts
We publicized our efforts on Instagram, Facebook and in our Club newsletter
7. Involve Local Organizations
We partnered with Surfrider Chicago for our beach clean up.
10. Organize a Green Team
We had three members on our Green Team
11. Ensure Proper Waste Bin Placement and Signage
We had three Recycling bins clearly marked and placed
13. Use Paperless Event Management
We use paperless event management for all SI and other notifications
14. Host a Beach or Marina Cleanup
We partnered with Surfrider Chicago to pick up over 500lbs of debris from Montrose Beach
17. Offer Vegetarian or Vegan Alternatives
Our Galley offers several Vegetarian options
18. Use Eco-Smart Management Techniques
We used Mark-Set bots
20. Encourage Green Boating Practices
The Laser fleet was all encouraged to sign the Green Boater Pledge through the Chicago Green Boater Challenge.
