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Event Planning Guide
This step-by-step guide explains how to minimize event waste, determine how many garbage/recycle bins you’ll need, calculate how much garbage you’ll have, and find options for waste disposal after your event.
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Lending Library Items
Fill out and submit this online reservation form to reserve your Lending Library equipment. Available to all Clark County residents!
Questions about the Lending Library or minimizing waste at your event? Call 360-449-8386 to speak with a waste reduction specialist.
Equipment List
Equipment List
This equipment list shows all the receptacles, signs, dishes, and other resources we lend for community, family, and corporate events. Event hosts may borrow this equipment for free for any event held in Clark County.
Need Dumpster Service?
Call customer service to place an order for dumpsters:
360-892-5370 (Mon – Fri 8am to 5pm)
Seeking A Donation?
Charitable organizations in Clark County may be eligible for monetary grants or gifts of raffle items or in-kind dumpster service. Interested organizations may apply by submitting a Charitable Giving Application Donation Request Form and send your inquiry to clarkcountycharitablegiving@wcnx.org.
Organizations requesting free dumpster service are still responsible setting up and maintaining a garbage/recycle system during their event, sorting their waste, and for litter cleanup after their event. Be sure to also reserve garbage/recycle receptacles from the Event Lending Library, free for all events in Clark County.
Other Local Resources:
Composter Recycler (CR) program
Composter/Recyclers are community members who are experts in reducing garbage and creating recycling/composting systems. You can invite a CR volunteer to join your event planning team. CRs can help you design a more sustainable event and help train your garbage/recycle volunteers.
Call 564-397-7333 or email Info@ClarkCountyComposts.org.
Volunteers for your Event
Need additional volunteers to help with set up, running waste stations, clean up, or any other event tasks? Try these sites for recruiting volunteers. Many event hosts offer volunteers perks like free admission, free meals/drinks, coupons, t-shirts etc.
WA State Event Recycling Laws
Events and vendors should be aware of applicable laws. Find details at www.ecology.wa.gov
- Event Recycling Law (RCW 70A.200.100): The law states that “in communities where there is an established curbside service and where recycling service is available to businesses, a recycling program must be provided at every official gathering and at every sport facility by the vendors who sell beverages in single-use aluminum, glass, or plastic bottles or cans.” This went into effect in Washington on July 22, 2007.
- Plastic Product Degradability Act (RCW 70A.455): As of Jan. 1, 2024, compostable products need to be labeled according to the law. These types of products and packaging go in the garbage and are not allowed in recycling or organics/food waste carts.
- The 2021 Plastics Law (RCW 70A.245) covers the following items:
- Plastic Bag Ban prohibiting single-use plastic carryout bags.
- Single-use serviceware ban restricts restaurants and food service businesses from automatically providing single-use serviceware with customer orders.
- Expanded polystyrene ban prohibits the sale of specific types of expanded polystyrene products.
Hire an Event Crew
Expecting thousands of guests? Short on volunteers? Hosts of large community festivals may want to hire a team to set up garbage/recycle receptacles, empty receptacles during the event, and clean up after the event. Some organizations to consider hiring include:
- Elysium Events, 503-789-2018
- ZipEco, 888-527-5868
- Mabry Center, 564-397-6045
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