Sustainable Holiday Parties Presentation Resources

Thank you so much for participating in our presentation! Our passion is showing our Neighbors how to reduce their Carbon Footprint and landfill waste!

Below you will find resources for many of the topics we discussed. If you learned something new, please leave us a review on our Facebook Page or on Google.

TODAY’S PROGRAM WAS . . .

Sustainable Holiday Parties: Challenges and Opportunities in 2020

Guide to the main points of the session and links to resources:

• Adapt for COVID-19 restrictions. Use smaller gatherings as a opportunity to try new waste reduction strategies.

  • NC Covid-19 Dashboard - https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard

• Plan ahead to reduce landfill and food waste.

  • Food Rescue App - https://foodrescue.us/download-new-app/

• Source Food and Beverage as sustainably and locally as possible.

  • Calculate Your Household Carbon Footprint here - https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/

  • Calculate Your Business Carbon Footprint here - https://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/center-corporate-climate-leadership-simplified-ghg-emissions-calculator

  • More support for buying local - https://www.cleanmetrics.com/pages/Ch9_0923.pdf

• Service Items - don’t give in to the myth that only disposables are safe.

  • Article about reusables during COVID-19 - https://grist.org/climate/its-official-reusables-are-safe-during-covid-19/

  • Planet Over Plastic - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/planetorplastic/

• Decorations and Gifts are most sustainable when reusable, local, thoughtful and recyclable.

  • Recycling in NC - https://deq.nc.gov/conservation/recycling

• Build the green business community

  • Green Business Directory - https://www.greenishneighbor.com/green-directory

  • Carbon Offsets - https://towardzerowaste.org/2020/02/14/carbon-offsetting-in-a-nutshell/ and https://www.explainthatstuff.com/carbon-offsets.html

Reduce Waste by Composting

Compostable waste makes up ~40% of Wake County residents’ trash*. This is material could have been turned into nutrient rich soil but instead it will go into the landfill where it will not break down properly thus generating green house gasses. Consider reducing your landfill waste by backyard composting or commercial composting.

• For backyard composting we recommend trying an Earth Machine. Check with your city to see if they sell compost bins.

• Services like CompostNow offer pick up services to businesses and residents for a fee.

• Free commercial composting is available at Wake County Convenience Centers. More Info >

* Source: Wake County North Carolina Waste Characterization Study 2019

NC Recycle Right Information is available here!

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