To be sent digitally and posted physically in production office, early in pre-production
Hello everyone! I have met some of you, but for those I haven’t I am Jocelyn, the new Green Steward for The Miraculous Year. I will be helping to coordinate our green initiative across the entire production so that we are all working together to reduce our carbon footprint.
The Miraculous Year is a green production committed to addressing climate change by reducing waste and working for carbon neutrality. Please review and follow these best practice guidelines. Below is some information about are Green Standards and Green Practices.
I will be periodically sending you emails throughout the production with updates about our efforts and strategies to streamline our procedures. Becoming more conscious of our environment means changing many of our habits and working together in new ways.
Please feel free to call me or email me about any questions you have. I am compiling a list of green vendors and practices and procedures that will be available for everyone, electronically, at the end of the production.
Thank you!
Jocelyn Jacobs
COMPOSTING
Once in a landfill organic matter becomes increasingly hot and produces methane gas, a greenhouse gas. To combat this we will be disposing our compost in the compost bin.
We are providing composting bins on set. ALL OF THE FORKS, PLATES AND CUPS USED ON SET (including catering and crafty) ARE CORN PRODUCTS AND ARE COMPOSTABLE and should be thrown in the compost bin. Compost bins will have green compostable bags and be marked “Compost”.
Throw food in the compost bin. Once in a landfill organic matter becomes increasingly hot and produces methane gas, a greenhouse gas. Compost the following:
- All Fruits and Vegetables
- All fish and meat products, including bones
- All food products without packaging
- All bakery items
- Cuttings from the floral/green departments
- All soiled or un-recyclable corrugated paper
So, all the dirty tissues and napkins that you can’t recycle can be composted!
WATER
Our goal is to eliminate plastic water bottles on set. To this end we have provided everyone with a stainless steel water bottle. Water coolers will be on set everyday to re-fill your bottles. We understand people lose them and forget them, so compostable cups will also be provided.
RECYCLING PAPER/CARDBOARD
- Place used paper in recycling bins throughout office and set.
- In the office cardboard should be placed in the larger blue bins located in the kitchen and by the Transpo area.
BOTTLES/CANS/PLASTIC
- Bottles, cans, and plastic containers should be placed in the large recycle bins located in the kitchen and on set.
REDUCE/RE-USE ELECTRONICS
- Turn off computers, printers, monitors, copy machines, and appliances when not in use.
- Unplug chargers for cell phones, cameras, and other equipment.
TRANSPORTATION
- Use public transportation, bike, or walk.
- Improve your vehicles fuel efficiency by keeping the tires full and getting regular engine tune-ups.
- Park trucks when possible, instead of letting them idle.
PAPER
- Read documents electronically as much as possible.
- Copy double-sided
- Place paper with one clean side in the reusable paper bins located by the printers and copy machines.
- Utilize single sided reusable paper for printing or copying.
- Please bring all cardboard boxes to production office for reuse.
PLASTIC
- Use reusable water bottles in lieu of plastic water bottles.
- Use reusable cloth bags rather than disposable plastic ones.
Thanks so much for your help!