Puget Sound Spill Kit Incentive Program - A community based social marketing approach to stormwater outreach

Presentation Abstract

ECOSS, a non-profit based in South Seattle providing sustainable solutions for all, expanded its small business spill kit outreach program with a grant from Puget Sound Partnership and other funders. This program provided spill prevention plans, spill cleanup kits, employee trainings, and support materials to affect behavior change in at least 30 jurisdictions, in three counties, at over 2,800 businesses in six languages during a two-year period. By applying social marketing techniques, ECOSS’s spill kit outreach program increased environmental performance by creating awareness of spills and their impact on local water resources while improving businesses’ and agencies’ economic bottom line.

Session Title

Moving beyond education and outreach to behavior change

Conference Track

Engagement

Conference Name

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)

Document Type

Event

Start Date

2016 12:00 AM

End Date

2016 12:00 AM

Location

2016SSEC

Type of Presentation

Oral

Genre/Form

conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)

Contributing Repository

Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.

Subjects – Topical (LCSH)

Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc.--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Oil spills--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Puget Sound

Geographic Coverage

Puget Sound (Wash.)

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Language

English

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Puget Sound Spill Kit Incentive Program - A community based social marketing approach to stormwater outreach

2016SSEC

ECOSS, a non-profit based in South Seattle providing sustainable solutions for all, expanded its small business spill kit outreach program with a grant from Puget Sound Partnership and other funders. This program provided spill prevention plans, spill cleanup kits, employee trainings, and support materials to affect behavior change in at least 30 jurisdictions, in three counties, at over 2,800 businesses in six languages during a two-year period. By applying social marketing techniques, ECOSS’s spill kit outreach program increased environmental performance by creating awareness of spills and their impact on local water resources while improving businesses’ and agencies’ economic bottom line.