National Aquarium

Drone photography of the Icebreaker event for the 2022 AZA Conference | August 29, 2022

Resources

Focus Area: Waste Completed Planned

Waste

Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations

Compost 100% of food waste (by end of 2028)

Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Water

Food Service

Transportation

Landscapes and Horticulture

Investments

Internal and External Engagement

Create an employee incentivization program for reducing emissions

Educate visitors on growing organic food

Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change

Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change

Research

Additional Information

Additional goals:
• Net-zero by 2035
• Divert 50% of back of house waste by end of 2025