Volunteering - To volunteer, please email us with your preferred dates/times. You can usually be scheduled for 2-4 hour time slots. If you want to be more involved and join our group, email us and ask about our meeting times.

BENEFITS: please volunteer with Go Greener to help the environment! By volunteering you get FREE ADMISSION to the event, and you help make your community more sustainable.

EASY VOLUNTEER JOBS

• Set Up Crew Retrieves recycle stations from storage, positions in designate spots, place appropriate signage, lines with bags, places extra bags in bottom, collects misc. trash barrels and place near stations

• Booth Crew At many events, we set up a Go Greener booth. You can help out at the booth by answering questions about environmentally friendly practices.

• Compost Crew Some events include the use of compostable materials. Learn about compostable materials and help out!

• Recycling Team All Go Greener Certified events include recycling. Help empty recycling containers, and help event goers understand what recyclables go where.

• Station Maintenance You work the event. Empty containers before half full, know where collection drop points are, anticipate routes if crowded, familiarize yourself with station circuit, wear latex gloves and ID vests. Know your contact person and how to contact them. HAVE FUN

• Specialty Crew for Vendors Sometimes vendors will need volunteers to help with various activites

• Late Shift Crew When event concludes and crowd thins start gathering stations to a central convenient location. Empty containers, lids slid inside, turn on side or upside down, supports gathered, banners rolled on rods. Depending on event and constraints, banners and supports taken with you and barrels retrieve the next day.

• Strike it all Crew Put it all back and organize for next event. Pick up containers, check for being clean or any damage, look for anything else left and return to storage location.

MORE INVOLVED VOLUNTEER JOBS

• Specific Event Leader Works with event organizers to establish component collectibles, set up time, clean up times, number of stations needed, vendor lists, number of volunteers needed, length of shifts, emergency contact numbers, on site coordinators, recycle volume, emergency routes