Helga's 1st Zero Waste Club Meeting

Helga & Olga had their first Zero Waste Club meeting with some of their extended family to discuss how to have Trash-Free Holidays.  A great gathering is a home filled with love, caring, great food, friendship, and an MT waste basket. Here's what her humans plan to do.....

#1. Use real dishes, cups, silverware, and cloth napkins.
#2. Bring homemade food in  reusable pans or platters.
#3. Fill  their own dish with only what will be eaten or....
#4. If #3 is not followed---put that uneaten food in the compost bin  (or on someone else's plate if they're not looking.)
#5. Put all recyclables in a recycle bin.
#6. Bring a reusable container with a lid to take home leftovers.
#7. Use a reusable bag to hold anything brought to and from the gathering.
#7. Consider alternative gift wrapping techniques such as using a pillowcase, a sheet, a dish towel or washcloth, fabric, reusable gift bags or simply hiding the gift.  If paper is used, use paper from the recycling bin such as comics or magazines.   

#8. Make the party easy on the host/hostess---All guests volunteer to bring delicious homemade food and beverages, agree to wash any plates that don't fit in the dishwasher,and treat the host/hostess in such a fantastic way that the he/she can't wait to have another party!!! 

Helga & Olga's 1st Meeting

Helga's Zero Waste Halloween Tips

When Helga was a chick, she really loved Halloween. Now that Helga is beaking out the treats, she longs for a waste free event. So.....this is what she is giving out this Halloween.

#1 Every witch will receive a beautiful blade of ornamental grass to use as a broom. 

#2 Gourds will be given to those who won't throw them

#3 Coins---nickels, dimes or quarters-- to those who can make sense of them.

#4 Candy packaged in  recyclable packaging for those who agree to recycle.

#5 And despite constant requests, Helga refuses to give her feathers.

                                              Ornamental grass  (pseudo-broomsticks)

                                                      Gourds (Just plain kool with a K)

                              Coins (Teach investment strategies even on Halloween)         

                                         

                                                  Refuse, Reduce, Reuse,Recycle, Rot

                                                        Feathers (Sorry, grow your own.)