Robin Hawley, an old friend and former colleague of Lee’s, has joined the Eco-Logistics team.

She comes to Eco-Logistics after her work at a private consulting firm, Ecos Consulting, focused on energy conservation and sustainability, where she managed their project management office. Robin also spent many years volunteering for the Susan G.. Komen Foundation, Portland Race For The Cure®. She started and maintained the recycling program and then went on to Chair the Race event in 2000 and 2001.. This event, with over 42,000 participants, achieved notable recovery while Robin was overseeing the recycling operations, recovering 72% of their waste while only landfilling 28%!

Robin wrote the  Race For The Cure® Recycling Guide, which you can download here.

In addition to viewing the 80s photo of Robin, you can read more about Robin’s background here.

The folks at Conley Sports–our clients in Austin, Texas–are truly committed to doing their best to stage a sustainable event.

Recognized by Runner’s World Magazine as the Greenest Race in North America in 2008, the Austin Marathon and Half Marathon issued a press release today detailing efforts to raise the bar and make the 2009 event even more environmentally friendly.

It all starts with a dedicated Green Team and a focus on eliminating unnecessary waste and pollution at every turn:

Major reductions will come from less plastic waste at water stops, fewer supply vehicles, eliminating paper inserts in the runners’ goodie bags, and distributing only one plastic bag to runners throughout race weekend (with instructions for ways to reuse it after the race).

A key component of Austin’s efforts this year goes beyond just being green: race organizers are seeking third-party certification of their efforts from the Council for Responsible Sport. ReSport Certification is making its public debut this year, after conducting a pilot program in 2008. Participation from events like the Austin Marathon will surely help raise this budding non-profit’s profile in the running world.

Who knows, the next time Runner’s World ranks green races, maybe they’ll base those rankings on points earned in the ReSport Certification process? Hope so.

For a full accounting of Austin’s green initiatives, please download the green-team-release.pdf.

The recycling guidelines Lee and I have been working on for AFMInc are now available as a PDF download from AFM’s Web site here.

What started out as an effort to develop specific recycling recommendations for AFM’s Heatsheets and other film plastics, evolved into a broader look at how mass participant sporting events should organize their overall waste recovery efforts. The end result is a booklet chock full of useful tips for race directors.

Be sure to take advantage of AFM’s generosity and download a copy of our Recommendations for Recycling at Mass Participant Sporting Events today.