Follow these easy steps to reduce, reuse, and recycle during your next party.
Buy What You Need, Borrow the Rest
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Double check your cupboard so you don’t buy more food than you need.
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Use durable dishes and utensils instead of one-time use dishware and utensils.
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Avoid hard to recycle packaging like mylar packaging (chip bags).
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Borrow big platters or extra utensils from your friends or neighbors.
Set Up Your Bins for Success
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Make your own Recycling, Composting, and Landfill signs with the Signmaker!
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Keep all three bins are close together for easy access.
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Consider using a large compost bin so all compostables end up in the right bin.
Recycling and Composting Cheat Sheet
Recycle
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Glass bottles and jars
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Plastic bottles, jugs, utensils, and straws
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Metal containers and aluminum foil
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Paper and cardboard
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Aseptic containers - off the shelf (non-refrigerated) liquids containers
Compost
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All food scraps including meat, bones, and cheese
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Food-soiled paper, such as butcher paper and paper towels
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Toothpicks and wooden skewers
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Plastics labeled “compostable”
Landfill
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Chip bags
