CLEANER MOBILITY, GREENER CONFERENCE

CLEANER MOBILITY,

GREENER CONFERENCE

TDEC, TDOT, and TNCleanFuels believe that being environmentally friendly shouldn’t just be part of your work – it should be part of your life! Below are some of the steps we are taking with the UT Student Union to keep this event clean and green. Please join us by being mindful of your recycling, transportation, food waste, and paper use during the conference. Have suggestions on how we can make this event even better? Contact us at TDEC.OEP@tn.gov.

RECYCLING

Recycling bins are provided for paper, aluminum cans, and recyclable plastics around the UT Student Union. Please place all your recyclable items in the appropriate bins.

WISER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS

Downtown Knoxville has two bike and scooter share options - Bird and Link - and service area extends to the UT campus. Additionally, Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) offers a free trolley service with several routes that service the downtown, UT, and the Old City areas. The Orange Line is your best bet for this event; just get on and ride - no tickets required!

REDUCING FOOD WASTE

We strive to order an accurate amount of food as is needed for our conference attendees. Any leftovers from this event will find a home on the UT Campus or nearby, helping us divert food waste from local landfills.

REDUCED PRINTING & PAPER

We developed this Pocket Guide as an information-packed resource that can be retained and referenced for your own transportation activities in the future, replacing loose-leaf paper and folder agendas that are often disposed following a conference event. We also leveraged digital communications and marketing to promote this event in place of paper mailers and other printed outreach tools.

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS

To reduce waste, event organizers will not provide printed copies of speaker presentations. Following receipt of speaker permission, presentations will be made available on the conference website.