More than 114,000 spectators flocked to the golf greens for the U.S. Women’s Open at Edina’s Interlachen Country Club June 23-29, 2008, and members of Team 1816 were right in the center of the action. In keeping with the team’s resolution to “go green” this coming year, several members of the team volunteered their time to help with recycling at the tournament. This initiative, led by the Recycling Association of Minnesota, deployed volunteers to collect recyclables, compost, and trash, as well as help keep the grounds clean. Indeed, if everything at the event has gone off as planned, the Recycling Association and their many volunteers will have made the event the first ever, “zero-waste” U.S. Women’s Open! To learn more, visit the association’s website at http://www.recycleminnesota.org/
