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Racing Magpie Arts Center

Contact:

Peter Strong

Co-Director

peter@racingmagpie.org

605-646-3334

Region Served: Rapid City, South Dakota

Website: www.racingmagpie.org

Focus Area: Waste Completed Planned

Waste

Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations (by end of 2025)

Compost 100% of food waste (by end of 2025)

Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water (by end of 2024)

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic (by end of 2024)

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Meet your nation's Paris Agreement targets for CO2 reduction (by end of 2028)

Derive power solely from 100% clean renewable energy - generated onsite or procured through market mechanisms (by end of 2028)

Eliminate all onsite fossil-fuel combustion to heat buildings (except backup generators) (by end of 2028)

Build all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI)

Ensure existing buildings achieve an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) 35% below median (by end of 2028)

Water

Food Service

Transportation

Landscapes and Horticulture

Investments

Internal and External Engagement

Research

‹ Quest Science Center

Real Jardín Botánico, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas ›

Additional Resources

2030 Palette: A Database of Sustainable Design Strategies and Resources

BGCI Technical Review: The Role of Botanic Gardens in Practising
and Promoting Environmental Sustainability

Our Collections Matter: ICCROM

Project Drawdown

Public Gardens Sustainability Index

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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