Sustainability at PSP/Deck Expo

Our Commitment To Sustainability

PSP/Deck Expo understands that our event has an impact on the environment and the communities we serve. Our goal is to make the event more responsible and to continuously minimize these impacts. Through our new Sustainability Program, we are working to identify, understand and address areas where we can make positive changes.

We are aiming for everyone involved in the event, from show management and event contractors to our attendees and exhibitors, to be engaged with sustainability.

How are we making PSP/Deck Expo a more sustainable event?

Our three aims of delivering a sustainable event are:

Economical
Environmental
Social

This comes to life via:

Including sustainability in our show content
Inspiring our suppliers, exhibitors, and other participants to help us deliver a sustainable event
Developing purposeful partnerships
Reducing our event’s carbon emissions
Creating less waste
Considering sustainability credentials of the items sourced for the event
Doing business safely and ethically
Considering well-being and accessibility
Creating a positive impact on our host cities
Measuring our impacts

How can you help make a sustainably positive impact?

Making PSP/Deck Expo 2021 a more sustainable event is a partnership between everyone involved, from show management and event contractors to our attendees and exhibitors.

Tasks Everyone Can Do

Bring a reusable water bottle, coffee cup and a reusable straw to PSP/Deck Expo to help reduce single-use products.
Consider walking or biking whenever possible or use public transportation for longer distances. If you do use a shared ride service such as Uber, Lyft, or a taxi, try to always carpool.
During your hotel stay take advantage of the linen/towel reuse programs and turn off lights and televisions when not in the room.
Take shorter showers to help reduce water consumption.
Responsibly dispose of waste materials by recycling at the convention center, at your hotel and wherever recycling bins are found throughout the city.
Download the PSP/Deck Expo mobile app. We have opted to not print a Show Guide or Floor Plan in 2021 to help reduce paper consumption and printing waste.

Exhibitor Sustainability Checklist

Encourage less printing and provide more information digitally when it comes to company literature.
If you must print materials, consider using paper that contains recycled materials.
Request your booth signage is recyclable and/or made from recycled materials.
Bring your own carpet or flooring, such as puzzle foam flooring, that can be reused at multiple shows.
Break down all cardboard boxesduring setup for recycling.
When ordering catering, request reusable dishes and utensils to help reduce single-use products. Also, consider including vegetarian / vegan items as an option.

Sustainability Initiatives for PSP/Deck Expo 2021

Sustainability is about being responsible over the long-term and continuously improving the impacts we make. For PSP/Deck Expo 2021 we are working on the following new initiatives:

Reducing Paper Consumption – We have opted to not print a Show Guide or Floor Plan in 2021 to help reduce paper consumption and printing waste. By downloading the PSP/Deck Expo mobile app, you can access our Digital Show Guide, an interactive floorplan, search for exhibitors, find the complete schedule of events and more.
Encouraging Reusable Water Bottles – We want to help reduce single-use product waste by encouraging everyone to bring a reusable water bottle to the show.