Environmentally Sustainable Hackathon Documentation

[Gaurav1881]

Adding Sustainability Section to the MLH Guide

[iaora]

Hey Ralph! Thanks for drafting this up, this is really amazing and I believe a ton of organizers would love to read more about this.

I read through the PR and most of the advice is great. However, some sound a bit unachievable given the huge variations in venues & common challenges we've seen organizers run into. Some examples:

• Get at least 95% of hackers confirmed at least one week prior to finalize numbers with the Catering companies, including special requests due to dietary restrictions and food allergies.
• Microwaves should be all around campus to help them reheat the food.
• Have a maximum of 2% sponsor swag leftovers by the end of the hackathon.

I'd also like to recommend giving benchmarks/examples for the different percentages and a quick intro for how you came up with the different percentages for waste in the Key Results.

I'm happy to hop on a call to talk through this if you'd like! Please email me at [email protected] if you're interested.