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Surrey Fusion Festival dishes out new green initiatives
Surrey, BC – Styrofoam-free
since 2014, the annual Surrey Fusion
Festival—showcasing more than 50
cultural pavilions and authentic cuisine
from around the globe—will now
feature 100 per cent biodegradable
plant-based straws and wooden
cutlery.
Taking place this year July 21–22
at Holland Park, the two-day event is
expected to draw more than 100,000
visitors. The event’s enhanced
environmental focus, which includes
on-site organics disposal carts, aims
to minimize landfill waste and support
Surrey’s vision for becoming a more
sustainable city.
“Implementing
important
sustainable initiatives like these is
key to successfully achieving the
vision, goals and desired outcomes
outlined in our Sustainability Charter,”
said Mayor Linda Hepner. “We are
proud to announce the inclusion of
biodegradable straws and cutlery at
the Surrey Fusion Festival, which has
become such a popular destination
for enjoying delicious food and
experiencing culture from around the
globe.”
The organic material, as part of
the City of Surrey organics program,
will be processed into 100 per cent
renewable natural gas (RNG) at the
new Surrey Biofuel Facility—the first
fully integrated closed-loop waste-
to-energy system of its kind in North
America. RNG produced at the facility
will then be used to fuel the city’s
fleet of natural gas powered waste
collection and operations service
vehicles, with excess feeding the city’s
environmentally sustainable District
Energy System.
The Surrey Biofuel Facility has
received national recognition from
the Canadian Association of Municipal
Administrators (CAMA) and earned
the Envision Platinum Award from the
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.
It is capable of diverting more than
115,000 tonnes of residential and
commercial organic waste from the
landfill each year and producing
approximately 120,000 gigajoules of
renewable natural gas (RNG), as well
as approximately 45,000 tonnes of
nutrient-rich compost, annually.
“We would like to thank all the
vendors, committee members and
event organizers who worked with us
in support of this important initiative,”
said Councillor Mike Starchuk,
chair, City of Surrey Environmental
Sustainability Advisory Committee.
“Through collaboration and our rich
tradition of community involvement,
Surrey will move forward to become a
thriving, green, inclusive city.”
Named the “Best Festival” at the
Regional Canadian Event Industry
Awards in 2017, Surrey Fusion Festival
brings together over 50 cultural and
community groups from around the
world and more than 150 artists and
performers. Presented by Coast Capital
Savings, the 2018 event welcomes
headliners Walk Off The Earth to the
stage on Saturday, July 21 and Ranjit
Bawa on Sunday, July 22. For more
information, visit surreyfusionfestival.
ca. ●
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