What the show is doing...

• Back of house waste sort during the show to maximize waste diverted from the landfill and ensure materials are sent to the correct stream.
• Clearly labeled 3-bin front of house systems (recycle, compost, landfill) placed throughout the ACC.
• Designated cardboard drop-off areas throughout the exhibit hall to maximize the cardboard effectively collected and recycled.
• Collection of clings in zero waste pallets post show for recycling.
• GES offers in booth recycling and compost porter service for exhibitors through ESK.
• Eliminated foamcore signage and prohibit styrofoam from the show.
• Staff meals are served on reusable serviceware.
• Identified water refill stations throughout the convention center to allow for easy water bottle refill.
  
• We are aiming to eliminate single-use plastics in the coming years!

• Tracking of energy consumption at the convention center and hotels to offset the carbon impact through our partnership with GreenPrint.
• No HVAC during move in/move out.
• Lighting levels are set to 50% during move in/move out.
• Energy and water consumption at the convention center and host hotels is tracked and offset by partnership with GreenPrint.
• Encourage shipping/freight through SmartWay freight partners.

• Attendees are encouraged to participate in the hotels' linen reuse program.
  

The "Plastic Rainbow" is an 85' art instillation made from 10,000 upcycled water bottles that would have been destined for a landfill. This art piece makes a big, beautiful statement about eliminating single-use plastic and will help to spread awareness about the need to clean up our water sources. 

Because of the sponsorship of the Plastic Rainbow at Expo West 2022, Natural Products Expo West with the support of Kvaroy Artic was able to donate $10,000 to The Ocean Cleanup! The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic and are making huge strides in making our oceans healthier.

• Eliminated carpet in the exhibit hall. This removes this over 300,000 sq ft of carpet and padding from our waste stream.
• Styrofoam and foamcore have been banned and eliminated from Exhibitor Service Kit (ESK).
• Continued partnership with GES to procure more sustainable products including reusable and recyclable signage.
• The Show Directory Map is printed on FSC certified paper, which ensures products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits.
• Show Mobile App will provide all attendees with all pertinent show information.
  

Show Bag Sponsor

Thanks to our sponsor Robinson Pharma, the Show Bag was made of rPET recycled plastic, approximately 2 plastic water bottles per bag! That's 20,000 plastic water bottles that have been reused to create our show bag - which can then recycled again once you remove the handles.

• Allow all registrants to offset their travel through registration portal
• We offset all staff travel to/from the show
• We partnered with Natural Capital Partners to ensure support of certified and audited carbon offset projects around the world. All the projects supported are independently verified to assure emission reductions are occurring.

• New Hope Sustainability Kiosk highlighting exhibitors that participate in the Sustainable Exhibitor Program.
• Exhibitor Sustainability Guide with sustainability tips to help exhibitors improve their sustainable practices.
• Our Sustainability Exhibitor Survey encourages exhibitors to develop and implement sustainability initiatives for their show experience.