Sustainable Party

betacup Challenge!

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:46:00 -0500

In North America we consume 58 billion of these bad boys [paper coffee cups] every year. This represents 60% of the worlds total cup waste. Shockingly these cups are not being recycled and most end up in landfill.

Our friends over at betacup need your help to find a solution that eliminates paper cup consumption while creating a more convenient alternative to existing reusable coffee mugs.

Students used our signs to create a dorm recycling station at...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:43:59 -0500

Students used our signs to create a dorm recycling station at the Georgia Institute of Technology! And they blogged about it!

Thanks Cristina! I hope the recycling system is doing well - let me know!

xo,

Emily

emily at sustainableparty dot com

Green Halloween!

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:39:43 -0400

Green Halloween!:

Green Halloween is a national movement towards a healthier Halloween and more earth friendly holidays. Promoting ‘creativity over candy’ and ‘community over consumption’ the Green Halloween movement is growing around the country with neighborhoods everywhere coming together for celebration and a sustainable future.

climate action AND jazzercise dance

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:50:00 -0400

Jazzercise - A Pop Star Dance Workout Class for International Climate Action Day

through 350.org

Co-hosted by Suspicious Package [http://suspiciouspackage.info] and Sustainable Party [http://sustainableparty.com], this balls-to-the-wall dance celebration will also end in a strong image to send on this day to our world leaders - demanding 350 ppm along with the thousands of others from all over the world!

At 5pm, after our normal Pop Star Dance Workout Class - we will open the studio to the public and invite YOU to hold up signs (as back-up dancers) while the class performs a piece centered around the “350” and climate change theme.

4 - 5pm will be the Pop Star Dance Workout Class
Come learn a dance routine to a Lady Gaga song, with dance moves interpreted to embody the call for climate action, and get sweaty!
[class price: $20]

5-5:30 will be the FREE Climate Action performance piece that we will take pictures of to send in!

Everyone will also get to drink a cocktail out of Sustainable Party’s renewable and biodegradable cups as well!

Please rsvp to emily AT sustainableparty dot com!

Thank you.

A Sustainable Party sponsored event for a great cause! Come...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:28:00 -0400

A Sustainable Party sponsored event for a great cause! Come support them and dine with our biodegradable tableware… we’ll provide the composting!

GROW WITH US

Please join us on Thursday evening Oct 22nd, 2009 to gain support for the creation of our farm at Ananda Ahsram.

We are a group of young, creative, and conscious, “urban farmers” who needed a place to get away, get our hands dirty and free our minds from the daily grind. We were lucky enough to find it at Ananda Ashram, a beautiful 85 acre meditation and yoga center just an hour away from NYC. We have dedicated our time, our hands and our pockets to creating the Ashram’s first garden Ananda Harvest, and it’s like our own.

We love it so much that we’re inviting a few of our closest friends to join us in the movement and help us create the next phase of the farm. We invite you to support an effort that leaves a positive impact on our world and encourages you to get out of the city.

Join us while we talk about our progress thus far and show you how you can support our mission. .

As a thank you, we’ll have delicious food prepared by Ananda’s Kitchen, tableware by Sustainable Party, local wines and music and an awesome crowd of people who will be instant friends.

The First Seeds of Ananda Harvest

Thursday, October 22nd

250 Lafayette Street, Second Floor

between Spring and Prince Streets

7:00 - 11:00

RSVP / tickets: http://anandaharvest.eventbrite.com/

Our goal is to raise $10k to be fully up and running in the spring time, so we’re asking for a suggested donation of $20 (or more!) Please make sure to purchase a ticket in advance as we are expecting an all-out awesome party! See you there!

Sustainable Party & Crush + Lovely at The Blend - Monday...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:10:34 -0400

Sustainable Party & Crush + Lovely at The Blend - Monday 10/19!

Dearest Sustainable Partiers -
We are presenting at a new networking event for young creatives, new media folks, and entrepreneurs. It’s called The Blend. Co-produced by biancarocksout, Guilherme Cunha and Sauvage Studio, you KNOW it’s gonna be off the chain!

It’s on Monday Oct 19, 2009, 7pm at Gallery Bar in NYC. RSVP here: http://theblendoct19th.eventbrite.com/

Nathan, co-founder of Crush + Lovely (Sustainable Party’s creative and technology partner), will also be presenting and sharing the new 50people1question + PostSecret collaboration.

The event will be a great meeting place for open-minded, high-energy, do-gooder folks - and should also be a lot of fun!

We’d love to see you there.
♥
Emily
SP Founder

Photos of Sustainable Party at The Feast! All the utensils,...

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:18:00 -0400

Smelling the corn-based cutlery!

The conference stage

Francsico was the head of the caterers

The spread & tableware was yummy

SP founder Emily+Repurpose founder Jeff

Wesley of Family Records + Nathan of CL

Prez Jess + overflowing compost!

Jess, Jeff from maintenance, + compost

SP founder Emily + artist/speaker Kenna

Photos of Sustainable Party at The Feast!

All the utensils, plates and cups the conference used (as well as the food) was biodegradable and compostable thanks to Sustainable Party. So instead of creating more garbage, Sustainable Party set up collection bins which were taken to a composting facility after The Feast was over to be turned back into rich dark earth ready for growing again.

Highlights include of our involvement at the Feast include:

* Smelling the corn-based cutlery with the catering staff and educating them about the natural products and how to compost at events! They were all so HELPFUL - we send a big thank you SO MUCH to the catering staff there & wonderful manager Francisco!

* Listening to the speakers and enjoying the absolutely inspiring conference, and meeting wonderful people including speaker and artist Kenna who posed with SP Founder Emily while drinking from his Sustainable Party cup!

* SP Prez Jessica posing with the LARGE amount of compost that the conference generated next to the relatively small amount of trash/recycling that was generated, and even getting Jeff, the catering waste manager, to be excited about it!

Thanks to Caitlin & the wonderful folks at Blip.tv for using...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:47:18 -0400

Thanks to Caitlin & the wonderful folks at Blip.tv for using our VerTerra bowls for cereal at their breakfast bar. You can always count on them and on their fearless leader Dina for dining in high, and sustainable, style!

Check out the write-up that Caitlin did on us, and her website too! It is a wealth of cute party ideas.

emilydee: Please do vote for us - it will enhance your internet...

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:10:40 -0400

emilydee:

Please do vote for us - it will enhance your internet karma!
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4993?

If you vote we will love you forever! If you comment on the panelpicker website, well that’s double love! And if we see you at SXSW, we’ll give you a free sustainable gift! Also, let us know if you have any questions you’d love to have answered by this panel.

<3,

Emily

Billy Parish joins the panel line-up for "Entrepreneurial Changemakers" panel at SXSWi!

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:54:13 -0400

Guess what? We’re being considered for a panel at the SXSW internet conference! And now, my favorite Rolling Stone “Climate Hero” Billy Parish has joined the panel! Billy founded Energy Action Coalition and works with 1Sky, Green For All, and Ashoka. He is also writing a book called “Make Money and Change the World.”

Please enhance your internet karma, and your “Amplifying Social Innovation…” karma, and VOTE for All Day Buffet, Crush & Lovely, Sustainable Party, and Billy Parish to have a panel on sustainability, innovation, and mission-driven entrepreneurship. We’ll not only ask the ubiquitous “how do you monetize that?” but ask “how do you monetize acting on your dreams and ambitions to change the world!”
Vote: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4993
Voting ends soon - September 4th - so please get out there for us!

We would deeply appreciate your vote! Can’t wait to bring the hottttness on the speaker circuit!

<3,
Emily

Access Hollywood thinks you should make your July 4th festivities green - with Sustainable Party of course!!!

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:47:00 -0400

Glam Slam: Red, White, Blue… & Green!
Access Hollywood
FIRST PUBLISHED: July 1, 2009 11:42 AM EDT
LAST UPDATED: July 1, 2009 1:49 PM EDT
By Ryan Patterson

LOS ANGELES, Calif. —
Ready for all the 4th of July festivities?

Celebrate our country’s past AND the planet’s future all at the same time! Celia Chen, an entertaining expert and Editor-in-Chief of notesonaparty.com shares her tips for throwing an eco-friendly Independence Day bash.

Go Organic
Food that is farm fresh and free of hormones, pesticides and chemicals not only tastes good but is good for you. Be patriotic by supporting your American farmer by buying your fruit, vegetables and dairy from a local market. For those of you that love to BBQ, make sure you serve certified organic meat and free range poultry that is humanely raised. And don’t forget to serve a vegetarian option! Grilled portobello mushrooms marinated with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar makes a hearty filler for a hamburger bun!

Improvise With Your Tableware
Be a creative hostess and find new ways to use what you already have instead of rushing out to buy new specialty dinnerware that you may never use again. Anything flat from a slab of marble to a wooden chopping block can be used to create a cheese platter. Small mismatched bowls can add some color to an all white coordinated dinner set. New York sustainable catering company Relish Caterers makes a crudité tray using a variety of left over glassware, including a martini glass, bud vase and a water glass to hold veggie slices. It’s a fresh way to present the typical platter and solves the problem of including different sized vegetables from carrot sticks to broccoli florets.

Turn Your Watermelon Into Punchbowl
Here’s a trick that your guests will love. Turn a regular watermelon into a festive punch bowl. First cut the bottom to make it lay flat on your table. Then cut off the top and use an ice cream scoop to hollow it out. Pour in your favorite punch, sliced summer fruit and mint, surround with small glasses and you have a 4th of July centerpiece that says “fun in the Summer sun!”

Stay Away From Disposables
Need a non-glass alternative for your BBQ or holiday picnic? Think twice about disposable plastic ware that is used once and sent to a landfill. Sustainable Party (http://www.sustainableparty.com), an online store that sells eco-friendly party supplies, features brands like VerTerra, who make compostable plates and trays out of pressed palm leaves. They are light and portable for easy transporting, as well as a chic addition to your table. Other items include cups and cutlery made out of corn or plant starch that biodegrade in 90 to 120 days.

Sustainable Party was featured in an article on Access Hollywood: http://bit.ly/S64zI !!!...

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:37:16 -0400

Sustainable Party was featured in an article on Access Hollywood: http://bit.ly/S64zI !!! thanks to the party-savvy @CeliawChen

"Green Your St. Patrick’s Day Partying Well, St. Patrick’s Day is upon us. Can you think..."

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0400

“

Green Your St. Patrick’s Day Partying

Well, St. Patrick’s Day is upon us. Can you think of a better time to throw a green party? Nope! You can’t. So here are some fun and easy ways to get started:

1. Drink local beer
It’s probably available down the street from you — and don’t tell me there isn’t local beer. Find something from your area with these handy maps from Beermapping.com, which will point you to breweries near you. Just deselect the other options like “beer bars,” and “homebrew stores.” I’ll probably fill up a reusable 64-ounce growler of some Kelso brew, or maybe something from Sixpoint Craft Ales — both breweries are about two miles from my apartment.

2. And don’t throw anything away
Come on — plastic cups, really? What are you, a freshman? Shell out for some pint glasses! Extra credit if your glasses used to be beer bottles. When I first moved to my new apartment, I asked party-goers to bring their own vessels. That didn’t work, so go ahead and use this as an excuse to outfit yourself with some new party-ready glasses.

3. Vegan eatin’: Vegan corned “beef” and cabbage
I’ve never tried this one, but I’ll say this: I’m increasingly impressed with imitation meat meals. Especially vegan junk food (like Foodswings in Brooklyn). But if you want to reduce the impact of your St. Patrick’s Day food — or if you want to cater to your friends who don’t eat meat, here’s a recipe for Vegan corned “beef” and cabbage.

4. Have a clothing swap party
Recession BONUS: Dress in green and bring clothes you don’t wear anymore to trade with friends. It’s the cheapest, greenest wardrobe option around! Here is the cheesiest possible video explaining the rules of clothing swap parties.

5. Try greener lighting
…which is to say none! That’s right — party by moonlight. Or candlelight. Prove that you can do better than Earth Hour while partying.

6. Hungover the day after? Work from home
If you can work from home, do it! It’ll cut down on carbon emissions and loud, awful phone ringers in your ears. Ouch.

”

- -Dave Burdick, HuffPo, 3/16/09
These tips are great tips for ANY shin-dig!

Sustainable Party makes a splash at Blip.tv summer throw-down!

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:21:39 -0400

Those blip.tv kids really know how to throw one. AND to take steps to reduce their waste impact!
Emily, founder of Sustainable Party, came over to help Dina, co-founder of Blip, take some steps to green their awesome summer party in their beautiful Soho offices. We put up signs in the bathrooms to conserve water and turn out the lights. We also set up a compost collection bin, next to Blip’s already well-in-use recycling station, and we set up a “label-your-own-cup” station! The party was pretty bumpin’ and with awesome people.

Go blip.tv party, go blip.tv party, go go go blip.tv party! And...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:18:22 -0400

Go blip.tv party, go blip.tv party, go go go blip.tv party! And Sustainable Party’s corn-based compostable cups. Labeled by sharpie markers to make them all our own. Bumpin.

Irina (@irinaslutsky) - queen of the geeks!! - and Kenyatta...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:15:50 -0400

Irina (@irinaslutsky) - queen of the geeks!! - and Kenyatta (@kenyatta), two internet tv stars, enjoy the blip.tv party and the compostable corn cups from sustainable party as well. Does the beauty and charisma reach you from behind the pixels?

The waste station - with the recycling and composting bin. We...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:10:28 -0400

The waste station - with the recycling and composting bin. We printed the labels for the bin here.

Emily & Dina (@dinakaplan) set up the label-your-own cups...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:08:25 -0400

Emily & Dina (@dinakaplan) set up the label-your-own cups station at the blip.tv summer party, with Sustainable Party’s compostable corn cups!

the blip.tv summer party + sustainable party = compostable cup...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:05:27 -0400

the blip.tv summer party + sustainable party = compostable cup conservation squad!

Setting up the label-your-own cups station at the blip.tv summer...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:03:46 -0400

Setting up the label-your-own cups station at the blip.tv summer party, with Sustainable Party’s compostable corn cups!