Virginia Green Events

How to Join Core Activities Participating Events

Broad Appétit, Richmond
Broad Appétit,
Richmond

Richmond Folk Festival
Richmond Folk Festival

Green Events are those which have been thoughtfully planned in order to minimize environmental impacts and to help increase environmental awareness. "Greening" your event helps set a great example for your participants, and it will cast a positive light on your sponsors. Moreover, all of your participants will appreciate your efforts and hopefully return for the next green event!

Virginia Green Events is a self-certifying program where events must verify that they are at a minimum practicing the Virginia Green Events “core activities” and hopefully doing much more. The Core Activities are:
  • Provide recycling: provide highly visible recycling for its participants
  • Minimize the use of disposable food service products: use products that are made from bio-based or renewable resources and provide for their recycling or composting
  • Minimize use of printed materials: minimize quantities when possible
  • Reduce overall wastes: commitment to reduce waste generated by the event  
  • Post signage informing participants about the event's green attributes. signage should include the Virginia Green logo and list green activities practiced 
Guests attending a Virginia Green Event can expect that the event has at least these activities in place. Participants are encouraged to tell us about all green activities they’ve undertaken and these are included in the facility’s profile, which appears on our website. Consumers can then choose to attend events that offer the green amenities they value.

Planning an event?  See the Virginia Green Event Planning page or factsheet for tips on making it a green event.

Participating Events

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2012

How to Join

Joining is easy. Participation in the program is FREE. Simply complete the Virginia Green Events application online through the Virginia.org Administration Tool.  If your facility is not already listed on Virginia.org, you will first need to create a listing which is a free way to advertise.  If you have a listing on Virginia.org, log into the Administration Tool to complete a Virginia Green application.  Once you are approved, we will send you a certificate for display at your facility and list your facility as a member on the Virginia Green Event above. Your facility also will be included on the Virginia Tourism Corporation's website as a Virginia Green Event.

You may wish to preview the Virginia Green Events Application. We no longer accept Virginia Green Event Applications by fax, mail, or email, but we recommend using this preview to gather information on your green practices before applying online. 
Application Preview (pdf) or Application Preview (MS Word)

If your event is NOT already listed on Virginia.org
  1. Register for an account with Virginia.org here: http://admin.virginia.org  
    After filling in the form you will receive an email confirmation from a VTC Electronic Marketing staff member to let you know when your account is activated. This may take up to 1-2 days.
  2. Once your account has been activated, log in here: http://admin.virginia.org and add your event under the appropriate category.
  3. After filling in the details of your event, go back to the Listings Page, look for the Virginia Green logo and click "Apply" to being the application process for Virginia Green.   Avoid using multiple tabs when completing the application. 
  4. Check off your green activities on the checklist; these items will also be used to create your Virginia Green profile.
  5. You will be notified by email when your Virginia Green application has been accepted. This may take 1-2 days after your Virginia Green Application has been submitted.

If your event is already listed on Virginia.org

  1. Log in to the Virginia.org Administration Tool here: http://admin.virginia.org.   
  2. From the Listings Page, see the Virginia Green logo and click "Apply" to being the application process.   Avoid using multiple tabs when completing the application. 
  3. Check off your green activities on the checklist; these items will also be used to create your Virginia Green profile.
  4. You will be notified by email when your Virginia Green application has been accepted. This may take 1-2 days after your Virginia Green Application has been submitted. 

Virginia Green is a partnership program supported by

Virginia is for Lovers DEQ VHTA
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Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality
629 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
(804)698-4000

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