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2010 Winter Olympics


   Mar 04

2010 Winter Olympics

From www.nbc26.com:

Coca Cola's Waste Diversion Program – A worldwide partner for the Games, Coca-Cola, is ensuring that 95 percent of waste generated during the Games will be diverted from landfills. Recyclables like shrink wrap and cardboard trays will be taken to Richmond, British Columbia recycling center. The company will also reduce its carbon emissions and purchase Gold Standard carbon offsets (as recommended by WWF-Canada and the David Suzuki Foundation).

For Athletes Only – More than 3,000 Olympic and Paralympic athletes will call the Millennium Water development in Vancouver their home for two weeks in February. The athletes' village has been constructed to meet LEED Gold certification by the Canada Green Building Council, as well as the new LEED for Neighborhood Development pilot program.

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