Helga's First Tip ---- BYOC

This is my first post on my Zero Waste blog. I will post tips on how to live a Zero Waste lifestyle. Zero Waste is living like your grandparents and great-grandparents lived---only more modern---everything is reused, almost nothing is thrown away.

                                                                      Tip 1 
BYOC

Bring

Your

Own

Container

                                                                      Why?

When you go out to eat, bring your own container for leftovers. This means one less disposable container headed to the landfill or incinerator. Protect your health: Styrofoam containers (#6 plastic also called polystyrene) is considered a carcinogen according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. In landfills, it takes about 500 years for Styrofoam containers to decompose.

                                 
                                                                   Video 
To check out a video and article about Styrofoam and cancer risk, go to this link.
Styrofoam Video and Article about Cancer Risk