SUSTAINABILITY
Keep the " Tricks " Out of Your Treats !
Autumn means Halloween , candy and partying at the Zoo ! The American Association of Zoo Keepers ( Louisville Chapter ) and their animal friends would like to remind you to check the labels on candy and other household products for unsustainable palm oil before purchasing . This ingredient has some potentially scary outcomes and is pervasive — and can be found in almost everything we use . To produce it , the natural habitats of so many of the world ’ s wonderful creatures are being destroyed . Look for sustainable palm oil products or products without palm oil . There are many apps to assist you , but one of the easiest can be found under palm oil in your app store . Just look for the green orangutan icon from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo ! Or visit cmzoo . org / palmoil .
The Louisville Zoo event staff also strives to ensure that candy given at the booths during our Halloween party is made with either sustainable palm oil or is palm oil free !
LET ' S RECYCLE OUR SUCCESS
If you ’ ve visited the Zoo recently , you may have been wondering where all the recycling bins went . Did you know the Zoo started a new wet / dry recycling program in the spring ? Now , instead of having to know what ’ s recyclable and what isn ’ t , all you have to do is separate wet trash from dry trash . We send all the “ dry waste ” in bins with clear bags to QRS Recycling where they sort the recyclables from the trash . The new program helps to prevent recyclables from going to the landfill because they were placed in the wrong container while ensuring we maximize our recycling and composting .
We need your continued help in our restaurant areas ! “ Wet waste ” is food and liquids . When you visit the Zoo restaurant areas , please scrape your leftover food and liquids in the compost bin and put the rest of your trash including your plates and cups in the dry waste bin . Just look for the signs ! Encourage others to do so also so that we can make sure everything goes to the right place .
The Louisville Zoo is passionate about recycling and composting
HELP YOUR ZOO
RECYCLE
— and we know you are too as responsible stewards of the planet . We are proud to say that with your help , we have composted over 16 tons of food waste from the restaurants since January . That ’ s more than the weight of three elephants !
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