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GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend

What the GO! St. Louis Marathon is doing to be more 'Green-Friendly':

We will collect the following paper and plastic used throughout race weekend recycling disposal:
- More than 300,000 paper cups used for participant hydration throughout the race events.
- An estimated 18,000 plastic water bottles at the finish line area and relay stations.
- Thousands of pounds of cardboard from vendors.
We will insure the proper disposal of various other plastic, paper and aluminum product used throughout race weekend.
Veolia Environmental Services will coordinate the distribution of proper recycling bins and manage the waste collection after the event.
Recyclables will be taken to QRS Recycling plants in Hazelwood and South St. Louis City for processing.
Earth-friendly products and chemicals will be used in approximately 270 Johnny on the Spot facilities, including toilet tissue manufactured with recycled content.
The GO! weekend marks the first large scale local event that the new earth-friendly chemicals will be used.
In addition to recycling, GO! is encouraging participants and spectators to utilize the Metrolink for transportation to and from the events.

About the GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend:

More than 50,000 people are expected to participate and watch the seven different weekend events, to be held in Forest Park and downtown St. Louis. Events include the Marathon, Half-Marathon, Marathon Relay, Pace Team, Children's Fun Runs, 5k Run and the Mature Mile.

"As you can imagine with an event of this size, an incredible amount of waste is generated, so we recognize the importance of recycling and finding ways to decrease the stress on our environment," said Nancy Lieberman, GO! St. Louis president. "I applaud the efforts of our partners that are joining us in collaborating to make our event green-friendly. GO! St. Louis' core mission is to promote healthy lifestyles through fitness and nutrition, thus anything we can do to make our planet healthy, parallels with our goals."

April 5 & 6, 2008
St. Louis, MO
For more information:
http://www.gostlouis.org/

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