How Seattle\u2019s Showbox is eliminating single-use waste<\/h1>","text_content2":"","text_buttons":null,"text_display":{"custom_class":"","block_name":"","display_block":true},"text_settings":{"style":"one-col","background":"bkgnd-white|light","align_text":"left","pair_with":[],"include_button":false},"text_columns":{"settings":{"wrap":"wrapped","configuration":"equal"},"backgrounds":{"col_one":"bkgnd-white|light","col_two":"bkgnd-white|light"},"alignment":{"col_one":"middle","col_two":"middle"}}},{"acf_fc_layout":"block_textimage","textimage_image":{"image":299,"video_files":{"mp4":null,"webm":null},"style":"circle","anchor":"middle","caption":""},"textimage_lottie":{"background":null,"lottie":null,"style":"full"},"textimage_video":{"video":null,"style":"widescreen","caption":""},"textimage_slides":{"style":"rect","slides":null},"textimage_content":"On the mornings after a show at Seattle\u2019s Showbox Theatre, Rob Thomas would walk past the venue\u2019s dumpsters and inwardly groan. As the regional vice president for AEG Presents in the Pacific Northwest, Rob had a front-row seat to the amount of single-use waste his organization was generating, and it didn\u2019t sit well with him.\r\n\r\n\u201cSeeing an overflowing dumpster with trash and water bottles is demoralizing,\u201d he says. \u201cI have three children. I want there to be a climate for them as they grow up.\u201d\r\n\r\nOn top of that, Rob saw dollar signs in those dumpsters\u2014he was paying thousands to have it hauled off every week.\r\n\r\nSo when Amy Dunn, who was general manager of three AEG Seattle venues at the time\u2014The Showbox, Showbox SoDo, and Marymoor Park\u2014came to him with a solution, he was all ears.","textimage_buttons":null,"textimage_display":{"custom_class":"","block_name":"","display_block":true},"textimage_settings":{"style":"image","background":"bkgnd-white|light","orientation":"right","align_text":"left","include_button":false,"captions":false},"textimage_carousel":{"captions":false,"arrows":false},"textimage_columns":{"configuration":"two-thirds"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"block_text","text_content":"

We need to get rid of all this trash.<\/h3>\r\nAmy was having similar concerns. \u201cAs general manager, I noticed how much of our waste was going into a landfill,\u201d she says. \u201cEven though we had recycling, it was so contaminated, we were having to get it hauled away as trash. That was really disheartening for me.\u201d\r\n\r\nShe\u2019d recently met Michael Martin, founder of r.Cup, and, as she listened to Michael describe his reusable cup solution, she says, \u201cA light bulb went off in my head. I was like, \u2018We can make such an impact in live events by switching to reusable cups!\u2019\u201d\r\n

It sounded good. But would it work?<\/h3>\r\nAs VP, Rob needed more than a lightbulb moment. He needed facts. So the AEG Seattle team began comparing aluminum cups, compostable cups, and other sustainable solutions. It didn\u2019t take long to zero in on the best.","text_content2":"","text_buttons":null,"text_display":{"custom_class":"","block_name":"","display_block":true},"text_settings":{"style":"one-col","background":"bkgnd-white|light","align_text":"left","pair_with":[],"include_button":false},"text_columns":{"settings":{"wrap":"wrapped","configuration":"equal"},"backgrounds":{"col_one":"bkgnd-white|light","col_two":"bkgnd-white|light"},"alignment":{"col_one":"middle","col_two":"middle"}}},{"acf_fc_layout":"block_pullquote","pullquote_quote":"\u201cThrough our research, we found that reuse is the best option, and partnering with r.Cup is the best way for us to implement it.\u201d","pullquote_attribution":"Rob Thomas","pullquote_display":{"custom_class":"","block_name":"","display_block":true},"pullquote_settings":{"background":"bkgnd-light|light"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"block_text","text_content":"

Everyone loves it.<\/h3>\r\nBecause Amy\u2019s role was to keep three venues running smoothly at once, her biggest concern was whether r.Cup could be rolled out without a hitch. She was impressed with how easily the system works. Cups are delivered and picked up every day, and harvest rates are high.\r\n\r\nAnd guests? They love it.\r\n\r\n\u201cA lot of patrons will say, \u2018This is so cool! Why aren\u2019t other venues doing this?\u2019\u201d says Amy.\r\n\r\nAfter their rigorous vetting, Rob feels good about their decision to use r.Cup. \u201cWe want to reuse as much as possible in all aspects,\u201d he says, \u201cand if we can start with cups\u2014and r.Cup\u2014we can move on to the next thing and grow from there.\u201d","text_content2":"","text_buttons":null,"text_display":{"custom_class":"","block_name":"","display_block":true},"text_settings":{"style":"one-col","background":"bkgnd-white|light","align_text":"left","pair_with":[],"include_button":false},"text_columns":{"settings":{"wrap":"wrapped","configuration":"equal"},"backgrounds":{"col_one":"bkgnd-white|light","col_two":"bkgnd-white|light"},"alignment":{"col_one":"middle","col_two":"middle"}}},{"acf_fc_layout":"block_text","text_content":"

A better future is in your hands.<\/h2>\r\nWant to eliminate single-use waste at your venue?","text_content2":"","text_buttons":[{"button":{"settings":{"type":"page","color":"primary"},"destination":{"text":"Let\u2019s Connect","url":"","page":26,"anchor":"","new_tab":false,"email":""}}}],"text_display":{"custom_class":"cta","block_name":"CTA","display_block":true},"text_settings":{"style":"one-col","background":"bkgnd-secondary|light","align_text":"center","pair_with":[],"include_button":true},"text_columns":{"settings":{"wrap":"wrapped","configuration":"equal"},"backgrounds":{"col_one":"bkgnd-white|light","col_two":"bkgnd-white|light"},"alignment":{"col_one":"middle","col_two":"middle"}}}]},"yoast_head":"\n