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Zero Waste Fest: Cup-Free 5K Fun Run + Resource Fair

  • Crissy Field East Beach - Sports Basement 610 Old Mason Street San Francisco, CA, 94129 United States (map)

We’re partnering on a Zero Waste Fest - A benefit for Race to Zero Waste!

Join others as they lace up their shoes and run for zero waste at our annual cup-free fun run in San Francisco! All proceeds will go towards building out Zero Waste Pop-up kits for community cleanups and a toolkit for community cleanup events. Thanks to our wonderful partners and sponsors Sports Basement, Rainbow Grocery, Northern California Recycling Association, City Surf Project, Klean Kanteen, Sea Hugger for sponsoring ⁠zero waste activities and information booths!

Zero Waste Fest Activities:

7:30-8:15am - Registration Opens + Running Shoe Donation Drive @The Zero Waste Station

8:15-8:30 - Plastic-Free Keynote & Race Kickoff

8:30 am - 9:30am - 5K Fun Run/1 Mile Walk at Crissy Field Promenade (across from Sports Basement)⁠

9:30am - 10:00am - Yoga & Music

Resource Fair at Sports Basement

10:00am - 2:00pm-Running Shoe Donation Drive Continued @ The Zero Waste Station

-Wetsuit Repair Demo by City Surf Project

-Plastic-Free Giveaways by SeaHugger

-Global Plastics Treaty Petition signing

-Food Truck with Dispatch Goods Trash-less Takeout

-Education Stations & Raffle

Race to Zero Waste is a woman-founded and -run California-based 501(c)3 environmental non-profit that is dedicated to reducing consumption, implementing reuse, and promoting an equitable circular economy. Race to Zero Waste’s mission is to support communities, businesses, and governments in the training, education, and policy work needed to move toward a just and equitable circular economy through community education and outreach. Race to Zero Waste seeks to foster community empowerment, leadership, and job creation in the world of zero waste. Race to Zero Waste is an affiliate of the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA) and follows the organization's peer reviewed definition of zero waste.