ADVISORY/Biodegradable Products Expert and Visionary Provides Behind-the-Scenes Information on the Environmental Efforts at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.News Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) Founder of Biocorp Selected to Provide Compostable Products at the "Green Games" The Sydney Olympic Committee (SOCOG SOCOG Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games ) is committed to hosting the "greenest" most environmentally sound Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. ever. For the first time, organic waste generated at the Olympic Games will be composted along with over 30 million biodegradable biodegradable /bio·de·grad·a·ble/ (-de-grad´ah-b'l) susceptible of degradation by biological processes, as by bacterial or other enzymatic action. bi·o·de·grad·a·ble adj. forks, knives knives n. Plural of knife. knives Noun the plural of knife knives knife , spoons, hot and cold drink cups, lids, straws and garbage garbage: see solid waste. bags. Olympic Village Frequently, an Olympic Village is built within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city. Olympic Villages are built to house all participating athletes, as well as officials, trainers, etc. The idea of the Olympic Village comes from Pierre de Coubertin. venues rival the sizes of many independent communities and towns. Housing 10,200 athletes and 5,000 support staff who will consume approximately 60,000 meals a day and generate over 38 tons of waste per day, Olympic Village sites will amass a total of about 10,000 tons of waste in just 17 days. Biocorp's biodegradable products will allow much of that waste to be diverted di·vert v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr. 1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident. 2. from landfills and composted.
WHO: Frederic Scheer, founder, chief executive officer and
chairman of the board for Biocorp, Inc., the world's leading
developer and manufacturer of biodegradable plastic products.
Scheer's vision is twofold: to reduce the enormous amount of
waste and litter and to promote composting in order to replenish
the world's soils lost through erosion and contamination by
chemical pollutants.
WHAT: Scheer, whose products were selected for use at the Olympic
Games, will be available to discuss the efforts to make the
Sydney Olympics the "greenest" ever and the need to institute
similar efforts at sporting venues, collegiate and business
campuses as well as municipalities across the world.
WHERE: Scheer is available for interviews in-studio, at Biocorp's
facility in Redondo Beach, CA or by phone.
Please contact Jennifer Reese or Samantha Culbert at 323-857-9100 if you would like to arrange an interview with Frederic or need more information. Thank you and enjoy watching the Olympic Games! |
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