Going Green
Preventing Waste and
Giving Back at the BCC
At the end of every trade show at the Baltimore
Convention Center (BCC), exhibitors break down booths
and box up wares. But a lot also gets left behind—chairs,
shelving units, hardware and more.
Now the BCC has found an innovative way to put those
abandoned goods to use, right here in Baltimore, with
its Diversion by Donation program.
Diversion by Donation is part of the BCC’s ever-evolving
corporate social responsibility strategy. By working with
local partners, BCC diverted 36% of its waste in 2018.
A total of 33 tons of wood and other building materials
were diverted from landfi lls to support ongoing projects
at Cylburn Arboretum and Rawlings Conservatory.
And a new program started in 2018, the Food Waste
Reduction Initiative, led to a 4% reduction in kitchen
waste by donating ready-to-eat meals to the homeless
360° Tours of the
Baltimore Convention Center
For an unparalleled view of the Baltimore Convention
Center, visit Baltimore.org. Our website features a
360-degree virtual tour of the Convention Center
that places you inside the building and allows you to
explore the venue fl oor-by-fl oor.
Other features include downloadable PDFs
of the center’s fl oorplans and an area map
that shows an aerial view of the Convention Center
and surrounding area .
300,000
Square feet of
contiguous
exhibition space
85,000
Square feet of
meeting space
(50 rooms)
and food scraps to a local farm.
BCC is able to capture and divert so many of these
supplies from becoming waste by working hand-in-hand
with clients before, during and after their events. When
the Student & Youth Travel Association (SYTA) selected
Baltimore for its 2018 Annual Conference, sustainability
was built into the planning process, reports Carylann
Assante, Executive Director of SYTA and SYTA Youth
Foundation. SYTA was happy to take part once it knew
how local organizations would benefi t, she adds.
36,672
Size of multi-
functional ballroom,
in square feet
27,000
Size of outdoor
terrace, in
square feet
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