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48 48 h. Green Initiatives At this time, The City of Winnipeg does not have any dedicated "green" festival services; however, it is in the process of creating a sustainability protocol – plans are in the works to roll it out in 2018. This tool will encourage events to incorporate sustainable practices and identify ways the City can help and provide guidance. It also will provide the city with feedback as to what events are doing to encourage sustainability. The City of Winnipeg works with external partners, such as the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) to promote its "Recycle Everywhere" messaging. Recycle Everywhere promotes beverage container recycling wherever beverages are consumed, both at home and away from home. This includes Canada's first province-wide away from home beverage container recycling program. Recycle Everywhere has partnered with communities, municipalities, schools, businesses, institutions, parks, festivals and events throughout Manitoba to provide them with the best Recycle Everywhere bin for the space free of charge. Partners simply arrange for the collection of the recovered beverage containers with a recycler. This enables new products to be made, decreases greenhouse gas emissions, and reduces litter in streets and parks. i. City Provided Festival and Event Training Programs The City of Winnipeg's Film and Special Events Office offers permit guidance and training through seminars. These are occasional full- or half-day seminars in permitting. For top-tier events, the office has involved organizers in emergency management programs. Training needs are determined on a case-by-case basis. j. Direct Industry Involvement/ Membership by Any of the Above The City of Winnipeg provides direct service to the festival/event industry as indicated in above responses. The City's Special Event Liaison is an event management subject matter expert for the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council and has event management certification through the emerit program. The City of Winnipeg's Special Event Liason also recently joined IFEA.