Sunday, 28 April 2013 17:37
On Saturday May 11th, New York’s Film Biz Recycling and 200 guests will recognize the winners of The First Annual Golden Dumpster Awards at an awards ceremony and celebration at Windfall in Manhattan.
Honorees include 30 Rock, for largest amount of TV series set dressing, props and wardrobe tonnage – 10.74 tons – diverted from the dumpster to donations for the public good and Focus Features, another arm of NBC Universal, for diverting 33.68 cumulative tons of film materials to creative reuse since 2008.
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The Producers Guild of America (PGA) today announced the release of the tablet and smartphone application version of their signature Green Production Guide. The successful, web-based Green Production Guide was first developed to help integrate sustainable practices into the production process and now the corresponding mobile version, available for free download on the iTunes Store and Google Play, will make this information even more accessible to members of the entertainment industry. Studio partners that have helped finance the PGA’s sustainability initiatives include Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Studios, Disney, Fox, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner Bros.
PGA Green’s first meeting of the year kicked off the launch of our 2103 Speaker Series! Kris Barberg spoke on behalf of EcoSet and was joined by Jamie Bullock and Amy Hammes. Founded in 2009 EcoSet is an environmental production resource committed to implementing customized, practical, and sustainable environmental solutions for commercial productions. EcoSet’s mission is : mitigate waste, minimize footprint, maximize resources and magnify possible. 
PGA Green is excited to announce the launch of our infographic series "Green Production on Location" created by PGA member Krishna Devine. This first piece features green production practices in Oregon. Production is going green one state at a time!
Like many producers passionate about the environment, Michael Kaliski felt one of the best ways to create change was to create films with an environmental message. But after years of producing "conscious content" that seemed to reach only a niche audience, Kaliski had an aha moment: to reach a larger audience, he had to get the message of sustainability into films and shows people were already watching. He chose to focus on some of the most important, yet subtle, messaging found in film and TV — advertising — with the goal of inspiring people to make better consumer choices for the planet.
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