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How to Take Action

No action too small to take. Climate action is needed now and everyone has to start somewhere. Use this page to help find a place to start, take that action, and then look for the next one! As long as we keep looking for more action to take, it will snowball and spread throughout the community, the industry, and our lives. Whether you are an individual or a decision-maker in a performing arts company, there are resources here to guide you forward and we are here to help.

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According to a study done in the UK in 2007 of the music industry, audience travel makes up 43% of the environmental impact of the industry while energy use of venues (heating, cooling, and lighting big spaces) makes up 23%.

If you are looking for where to start on your environmentally-friendly theatre journey, check out these resources.

A Green Captain is an environmental advocate assigned to a production, venue, or school. Sign up to get resources and connections to other folks that can help you advocate for greener practices.

Improve Waste Management

One of the keys to sustainability is reducing waste and sending the waste that is produced anywhere other than a landfill.

Audit your Footprint

Figuring out what the highest impact practices are will help you understand how to prioritize what practices to start with to lower your environmental impact.

Create and Energy Efficient Facility

The amount of energy a venue produces is a huge portion of the carbon footprint of the venue. How can your venue use less energy or get it from renewable resources?

Ask Others for Advice

If you are having a particular challenge or question, ask your community for their help. Maybe someone else has already solved this problem!

Intro to Sustainable Production Practices

If you or your theatre company are new to the game, looking for where to start, or looking for practices you can start implementing relatively quickly, here are some amazing guides and tool kits to get you going.

Theater Lights

Where to start with sustainable practices organized by category. From production, offices, and venues, to climate justice guides and measurement tools.

Recycling Bins

An extensive list of guides and tools from how to make a climate action plan, the impact the cultural sector can make, to plastic pollution reduction.

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A step by step guide for making your performing arts organization more sustainable.

Improve Waste Management

Waste management isn't just diverting waste from the landfill. It is also about reducing the amount of waste produced in the first place. Improving internal systems to prevent contamination in recycling and composting is a good place to start, but finding ways to reduce what goes into any bin is the best practice!
 

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