On this day, worldwide, events are being arganised that are focussing on positive ways to recycle waste. We are situated in the Netherlands, so for example: In Utrecht we will do an attempt to improve a Guinness World Record by creating the largest artwork made from recycled materials. There are also events in India, Finland, South Africa and several cities in the Netherlands where speakers and local entrepreneurs get a stage to show what they do in terms of recycling and cradle 2cradle.

2. THE WE BEAT THE MOUNTAIN DAY FOUNDATION HAS THE GOAL TO CREATE AWARENESS AROUND THE VALUE OF WASTE

3. WE DO THIS BY ORGANISING FESTIVALS WHERE WE SHOW THE WORLD THAT COOL STUFF CAN BE MADE OUT OF WASTE!

4. WHAT HAVE WE REACHED SO FAR?

5. THERE ARE ALREADY LOCAL CHAPTERS IN: UTRECHT, AMSTERDAM, HELSINKI, KAAPSTAD, GRONINGEN AND MORE!

6. THESE COMPANIES/ORGANISATIONS ALREADY OFFERED FREE ASSISTENCE: …

7. LOCAL CHAPTER: UTRECHT 4 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY BREAK THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ‘BIGGEST PIECE OF ART MADE OUT OF RECYCLED MATERIALS’ PROFESSORS & KNOWN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS WILL TELL INTERESTING STORIES ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES OF RECYCLING LOCAL COMPANIES SHOW THEIR RECYCLED PRODUCTS TO CUSTOMERS & OTHER COMPANIES AND WE FINISH WITH MUSIC!!!

8. LOCAL FESTIVALS ON A WORLDWIDE SCALE 20 TH OF MAY 2011

9. WE WANT TO MAKE AS MUCH IMPACT AS POSSIBLE

14. CONTACT US: TWITTER: @WBTMDay MAIL: M.SCHUURMAN@WEBEATTHEMOUNTAIN.COM WEBSITE: WWW.WEBEATTHEMOUNTAINDAY.ORG