EUGENE, Ore. -- Organizers of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials will be in Eugene from June 27th to July 6th.

They say they're aiming to raise the bar for the event's environmental sustainability.

They shared a long list of how they plan to achieve that, from buying wind-generated electricity from the Eugene Water and Electric Board to power the event to using caterers and food vendors who pledge to use virtually all compostable table service. And that's down to the straws and ketchup containers.

They plan to document their efforts, including measures such as energy used and waste generated, which can provide a starting point for the 2012 Trials and other large-scale events.

Sarah Grimm is Lane County waste reduction specialist and co-chairwoman of the Trials' sustainability committee.

She says as far as they can tell, no other Trials has attempted a level of sustainability that they are going to achieve.