Abbiamo attraversato ufficialmente il giro di boa nella nostra sfida "meno rifiuti e Be Green nel 2015". Benvenuti alla seconda metà dell'anno!! Come è la sfida in corso per voi fino ad ora? Sono curioso quante settimane aver completato e ciò che ho visto cambiamenti nella vostra vita? I hope it’s been a positive journey for you, stick around because I have lots more tips to share!!
This week we’re going to challenge you to have a Zero Waste 4th of July celebration, and summer picnics. Here in Colorado we tend to have almost as many 4th of July celebrations in shorts and a T-shirt as we do bundled up in sweats! Tuttavia, we love to BBQ no matter the weather! Having a Zero Waste BBQ is even better!
Zero Waste 4th of July and Summer Picnic Tips
* Buy meat directly from the butcher. Many natural grocery stores and butcher shops will place meat into a glass container for you. (Health codes vary by area so if you can’t use your own
container ask about the most minimal packaging possible)
* Use real dishes. Stainless steel is light and easy to pack. Or visit your local outdoors store for light-weight- sometimes even collapsible dishes!
* Be mindful of “compostable” products. These are popping up everywhere- compostable cups, piastre, posate, ecc. The catch is that they’re only compostable in the handful of places that industrial composting exists. Many of these products are also manufactured in a super un-sustainable way.
* Shop the farmers market. Get yummy sides from local vendors either packaging free or in your own packaging!
* Compost those corn cobs and watermelon rinds!
* Use old jars for glasses and have a big pitchers of drinks like kombucha, Keifer acqua, acqua aromatizzata, and homemade lemonade.
* Decorate with cloth table clothes or reuse decorations every year
* Leave the fireworks to the pros and avoid excess waste from your own!
* Collect donations at your party for a local homeless shelter or other non-profit.
What are your plans for the 4th of July weekend? I’d love to hear about them and would love to see photos of your celebrations! Fatemi sapere nei commenti qui sotto o una email a blog@keeper.com
Assicurati di inserire sotto per vincere un Custode LIBERI o Luna Cup della vostra scelta!! Noi sceglieremo un altro vincitore ogni mese in modo da assicurarsi di continuare a tornare per entrare!
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Olivia vive a Boulder, Colorado con il marito e 4 figlio di anni. Lei ama passare il tempo in montagna, studiando su oli essenziali, rimedi naturali ed erbe, così come upcycling / progetti fai da te. La famiglia di Olivia ha fatto la mossa dello scorso anno per diventare una famiglia Rifiuti Zero. Essi hanno ottenuto fino a un bagno di dimensioni cestino un mese di spazzatura, ma spero di essere totalmente Rifiuti Zero entro la fine del 2015.
Come questo? Scopri il resto della nostra Meno rifiuti e Be Green in 2015 Serie per ulteriori suggerimenti!
Regole Giveaway: Giveaway finisce luglio 31, 2015 a 10pm EST. Le candidature saranno accettate fino al 10 EST tramite il widget di Rafflecopter. Il vincitore sarà informato via e-mail e vincitore sarà pubblicato sulla nostra pagina Facebook. Vincitore deve scegliere un Custode o una tazza Luna sia in formato A o size B. Il vincitore avrà una settimana per rivendicare il premio a questo punto deve essere scelto un nuovo vincitore.
I plan on not buying any fireworks and just enjoying a firework display from local park.
With using cloth diapers my favorite small business would have to be Spray Pal. Their product is so helpful for cleaning off diapers with a sprayer and you get correspondence quickly from the family themselves. I love that it’s so personal with these small businesses.
My family uses reusable Brita bottles that filter the water for us. Another way I can cut back is to invest in unpaper towels.
We’re not camping anytime soon but I hope our first camping trip can be in Yosemite. In order to reduce waste we’ll have reusable water bottles and water pouches filled so no need for plastic bottles and we’ll bring reusable glass containers and reusable snack bags rather than plastic bags for food storage.