Sorting The Recyclables

One aspect of going green on a budget that we have had some trouble with on Cooper is making sure the cast and crew are using the recycle bins.

For any production that is going green the one recommendation I would make is to educate your cast and crew on recycling. When you already recycle it’s easy to think everyone else knows what is recyclable and what is not, and that’s just not the case. By doing a little education on day one it makes the process much easier.

On the set of Cooper it has taken about a week of adjustment and some re- tweaking of our recycling set-up to get everything running smoothly. The set-up that seems to work for us is: anything recyclable goes into the recycling bin, anything that is compostable goes in a white bag and anything non-recyclable goes in a trash can or black trash bag. We still go through each bag to check for anything that does not belong and then put it where it does.

With a limited budget, no staff dedicated to recycling, everyone on set needs to take ownership of going green. Having an informed cast and crew will go a long way to making your effort successful.

Stay tuned for more blog posts from the set of "Cooper," a green production currently being shot in South Texas.

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Scott Greenberg is a freelance Producer and Production Manager in San Antonio, Texas. Current projects: Cooper (Production Manager | Line Producer) and Short Ends Project, a Texas filmmaker showcase (Producer | Director)