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Every year the JavaOne conference team strives to make the event "greener" than the year before and this year's conference is no exception. By collaborating with attendees and our venue - the Moscone Center - we've been able to make this years conference our most environmentally friendly event to date.
Continue to check this page to see other ways we are conserving. Our partners are conserving as well. Learn more about their efforts
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Reducing Paper Waste
Paper waste can be a large concern at every conference, which typically features direct mail campaigns promoting the conferences, as well as guides and promotional materials at the conference itself. This year, JavaOne eliminated all of our conference promotional materials, replacing these advertisements with email invitations and online content. What's more, Sun is reducing the amount of printed materials in its booth and ensuring that the Conference Guide and other necessary printed items are produced on recycled paper with soy- based inks and are recycled or reused where ever possible.
Reducing paper waste may seem like a logical and small action, but consider the environmental savings of eliminating just one traditionally printed direct mail piece.
- Direct Mail 1 is historically equivalent to 2.5 pages of 0% recycled copy paper
- Total paper saved = 4.63 tons
- Greenhouse Gases reduced (CO2 equivalents) = 13 tons (26,297 lbs)
- Reduction in wood use = 13 tons
- # of trees saved (assuming 1 tree makes 16.67 reams of copy paper or 8,333.3 sheets) = 111
- Reduction in wastewater (and associated water pollution) = 78,616 gallons (equivalent to 838K cans of soda)
- Reduction in solid waste (stuff sent to landfills) = 5.1 tons
Biking to JavaOne
Sun is continuing the ?Bike to JavaOne? program it successfully launched in 2006 by expanding the program hours and biking options for conference attendees. Bike to JavaOne promotes eco responsibility outside the conference walls by encouraging employees, customers and partners to bike to the event. This year, Sun will again partner with the San Francisco Bike Coalition, a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the bicycle for everyday transportation, to offer a free ?Bike Valet? service available Monday ? Thursday from 8:00 a.m. ? 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 am ? 6:00 pm in front of the Moscone Center South Hall. In addition to keeping bikes safe while conference attendees enjoy JavaOne, SF Bike Coalition staffers will give riders free advice on how to keep their cycles in top shape and ride the streets of San Francisco safely.
Working with Moscone
One of the biggest pollution problems for large conferences like JavaOne includes energy use at the venue itself. With Sun's help, the Moscone Center will be implementing several programs to reduce waste and increase energy efficiency at the event. For example, to reduce food waste, the conference will be composting, providing biodegradable food services packaging, and donating unused food to local charities.
Recognized as a leader in energy efficiency, the Moscone center roof actually houses one of the nation's largest municipally owned solar generation installations. Mechanical air-control systems at the conference will enable energy efficient heating and cooling and the facility is committed to using energy efficient lights.
Learn more about Sun's environmental efforts beyond the JavaOne Conference at sun.com/eco
Partner Eco-Corner
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