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Our Green Vendor Policy
Since Earth Day 2025, TBM has been working to strengthen Phase 1 of the program, and we’re grateful for the support many of you have already shown. As outlined in the Annual TBM Organization Application, all vendors are expected to follow our Green Vendor Guidelines when participating in TBM-operated markets.
As part of this shared effort, we are continuing the phase-out of the following items across all market locations:
Single-use plastic shopping bags
Styrofoam food containers
Disposable plastic straws
Market managers perform quick check-ins during morning setup to help ensure everyone is aligned with approved bag and food container usage.
To keep things fair and consistent for everyone, our Green Vendor Non-Compliance Protocol is:
Strike One: A paper warning will be issued on-site by a market manager and documented on your Marketspread account. The booking manager will follow up with an email. Vendors will have two weeks from the warning date to resolve the issue.
Strike Two: $10 non-compliance fee assessed, issued through a Marketspread invoice.
Strike Three: Temporary pause on booking privileges until the issue is resolved
Here’s the Breakdown:
No More Plastic Bags Please.
We are asking that all vendors join this initiative by eliminating the use of regular plastic bags at their booth during market hours at any TBM Market location.
Vendors who provide lunch items or ready-to-eat drinks
No more ONE USE PLASTICS PLEASE:
This affects vendors who are in the “food rows” of markets and who are selling items that are eaten right away and not for take-home. We are requesting that you change your cups, straws, styrofoam, plastic to-go containers, and lids to Paper or Biodegradable Plastic.
**Vendors who sell Packaged Foods for take-home use are not affected at this time.
This includes packaged baked goods, dips, sauces, spice blends, dried goods, etc.
We realize this change will take time, and we are committed to this process. If you do not have the replacement for one-use plastics right away, don’t panic! We understand that this is a process, and we are allowing our vendors time to jump on board with this new program.
Market Managers will be taking notes as to what lunch/drink vendors have made changes and who has not, so we can work together to Go Green!
We will keep you updated as we evolve this program.
Thank you all for your patience and cooperation with this process.
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