SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
CHECK OUT THE LATEST HAPPENINGS!
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Christmas came a few days early for a group of Oceanfront
children thanks to members of the Virginia Beach Convention &
Visitors Bureau. Thirty-seven delighted children were treated
to an afternoon of craft-making, pizza, sweets and a visit from
Santa who arrived with a wrapped gift for each child.

United Way + Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors
Bureau = Social
Responsibilty
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| Hand in hand, we can do something good. The Virginia Beach
Convention and Visitors Bureau has partnered with the United Way of
South Hampton Roads to provide convention delegates a chance to
give back to the community during their time in Virginia Beach.
This new program invites visitors to join in our mission to enhance
our seaside destination and its natural and historic treasures,
with the hope that meeting-goers will reap the rewards - both of
the long-term results and the immediate feel-good benefits of
pitching in. |
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Simply review the list of
agencies providing volunteer opportunities and coordinate the
details with the CVB's Volunteer Resource Manager, Renée Berry, at
(757) 385-2000 or rberry@vbgov.com.
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BE RESPONSIBLE & RECYCLE!
The Virginia Beach Convention Center diverted
69.28 tons of recyclable material
from the landfill in 2010! That's the same weight as 10
African Bush Elephants or at least 2 Humpback Whales seen off the
VB coast!
The majority of VBCC recycling is through their partnership
with TFC Recycling. TFC provides single stream recycling
which includes: paper, cardboard, plastic and glass bottles,
and aluminum, steel and tin cans. TFC recycled 54.12 tons
from our building in 2010.
Please see the chart below for additional recycling details:
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Material
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Quantity
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Recycling Vendor
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Batteries
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100 lbs. or .05 tons
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Veolia Environmental Services
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Incandescent Light Bulbs
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112 lamps
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Veolia Environmental Services
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Wood Pallets
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182 or 3.19 tons (approx. 35 lbs. each)
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Steve's Pallets
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Cooking Oil
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1,915 lbs. or .96 tons
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Valley Proteins, Inc.
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Donated Food Overages
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2,323 lbs. or 1.16 tons
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Judeo-Christian Outreach Center
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Food Compost
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19,600 lbs. or 9.8 tons
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Natural Organic Process Enterprises, Inc. (NOPE)
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Single Stream Recycling
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54.12 tons
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TFC Recycling
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TOTAL
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69.28 TONS
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They also collected tubular fluorescent light bulbs,
crushing them in our bulb eater and capturing the mercury for
proper disposal. They have disposed of approximately 640
bulbs, but are unable to verify the weight. The bulb
eater collects the crushed glass in a 55 gallon drum that they
have yet to fill.
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