Using more sustainable practices in businesses has been shown to decrease employee absences and boost overall productivity.1
Success stories:
From 2001-2005, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport increased their amount of recycling by 800 tons, which saved them $178,000 per year. 2
Ghiradelli Chocolate now uses plastic totes that can be used multiple times for their chocolate deliveries. This saves them $520,000 per year.2
Bank of America decreased the heaviness of their ATM receipts by 5 pounds, which saved them $500,00 per year.2
Movie - Goers:
Awesome perks!
Save money on pop and popcorn costs if a frequent movie-goer
Learn about sustainability
Contribute to saving the environment
Making the world a better place by attending a movie
The Economy:
Composting facilities employ four times the amount of people than landfills do! Creating demand for more composting facilities will create jobs! 3
Provides more soil for farmers, which could lead to more local food creation
Increased jobs in the movie industry
The Environment:
21.5 million tons of food waste is thrown away each year that could be composted! This would take away enough greenhouse gas that it would be similar to removing 2 million cars from earth! Movie theaters could help reduce this! 4
And finally.... SOCIETY!
Creating a movement of sustainability can create a national change in the way we think about waste!
According to research done by researchers at the Social Cognitive Network Academic Research Center, when 10% of a group of people is "COMMITTED" to an idea, this idea, if the commitment remains, will become the overall opinion of the group. 5
Out of the 225 million people who attend movies in the U.S. and Canada each year, 13% of these people frequently go and buy 57% of tickets. If this 13% alone gets on board with sustainability, they could encourage their friends and others to practice sustainability. Imagine if even more people were reached.6