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Happy Fall!🍂
'Tis the season for leaf peeping, gratitude—and an extra 25% of waste! Between Thanksgiving and the new year, American households generate more trash than any other time. This Thanksgiving alone, an estimated 316 million pounds of food will be wasted in the U.S. (https://refed.org/.../this-thanksgiving-316-million.../).
With small adjustments, we can make our holiday tables eco-friendly, beautiful, and delicious. Here are some tips for a low-waste Thanksgiving:
🫛Go (Mostly) Plant-Based
You don’t need to go full Tofurky, but incorporating more plant-based dishes is better for you and the planet.
🛒Shop, Store, Send Home Leftovers
Plan your menu carefully and calculate portions with tools like the “Save the Food” Guest-imator (https://savethefood.com/guestimator). Shop local! Remember your reusable bags! Clear freezer space in advance, and encourage guests to bring containers, so yours don’t end up on permanent loan!
🍽️Skip Disposables
Don’t buy decor. You don't have to be Martha Stewart to create cute rustic centerpieces with acorns and colorful leaves from the yard. Disposable plates and utensils may seem easy, but are tough on the wallet and hard on the planet. With reusables, there’s less trash in landfill and less garbage for critters to spread around the neighborhood while we're sleeping off our food comas! Plus, washing dishes burns calories before dessert!
🌱Be Composting Superheroes
Composting food scraps will be mandatory by 2025. Why wait? Turn forlorn salad into garden gold. You can even compost that fruitcake— but it still makes a better doorstop!
🌍Let’s show gratitude to the Earth by making this Thanksgiving joyful, delicious, and sustainable. Happy eco-feasting!🥧 #reducefoodwaste

The Global Plastics Treaty is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address plastic pollution comprehensively. But as countries finalize the terms of the treaty, it could be easily diluted and corrupted.

Together, we need to push nations to pass an ambitious and effective treaty. Sign the Plastics Treaty petition to demand that world leaders deliver a strong and ambitious Plastics Treaty.

SIGN NOW! Bit.ly/PlasticsTreatyPetition

Credit: @BreakFreeFromPlastic

#breakfreefromplastic #plasticpollution #BeyondPlastics

The Buyerarchy of Needs is a fun representation of sustainable consumption created by Sarah Lazarovic (www.sarahl.com). To be most sustainable, shoppers should start at the bottom of the pyramid and work their way up.

#saynotofastfashion #WasteNOT #beyondplastics #reducereuse

Thanks to @keepamericabeautiful for the excellent green back to school tips. Small steps make a big difference in terms of protecting our planet:

*Choose green school supplies. Look for recyclable items with minimal plastic. Or reuse items from last year.
*Support your local shops;
*Choose digital resources when possible;
*Look for minimal packaging in lunch & snack items;
*Carpool or take public transit.

#backtoschool #keepamericabeautiful #reducereuse #beyondplastics #wastenot #planetvsplastic #smallstepsbigdifference

Thank you, @nevadacityca for proclaiming July 2024 PLASTIC FREE JULY in Nevada City!

WasteNOT invites everyone to make a pledge to avoid single-use plastics, to reuse, or recycle plastic we can't avoid, and to start conversations with others about why we have chosen to be plastic free...
not just for July, but all year long!

#PlasticFreeJuly
#breakfreefromplastic
#BeyondPlastics
#planetvsplastic

WasteNOT-Plastic is excited to join the Citizens' Climate Lobby in Nevada City's Fourth of July parade to spotlight the harmful effects of plastics on human health and climate change.

As we celebrate Plastic-Free July, let's share tips on how to reduce plastic use in our lives. Together, we can make a difference for a healthier planet! 🌎

#SmallStepsBigDifference #PlasticFreeJuly #ClimateAction #4thOfJulyParade #WasteNOT #BeyondPlastics #StopSingleUsePlastics

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