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Week 12: #Waves4Change 2020 Sustainability Challenge – Reduce Paper Towel Usage
Why Take This Challenge? More than 13 billion pounds of paper towels are used each year in the USA, and we by far consume the most paper towels worldwide. To make one ton of paper towels 17 trees and 20,000 gallons of water are polluted. Plus, paper towels aren’t recyclable. The Top Five Countries … Continued
Read moreWeek 11: #Waves4Change 2020 Sustainability Challenge – Remembering Your Reusable Bags: Set a Smartphone Location Reminder!
Why Take This Challenge? The average US annual plastic bag usage per resident: 3651. Plastic bags are made to be single use – so where do they all go when you’re done? When they’re not piling up in landfills, you’ve seen them blocking storm drains, littering streets, stuck in trees, and filling the oceans where … Continued
Read moreWeek 10: #Waves4Change 2020 Sustainability Challenge – Participate on Social Media
March 31, 2020 | Pembroke Strickland, DLDT Associate Board Member Why Take This Challenge? Here we are in the middle of a global pandemic with most people still shuttered in place at home in an effort to save lives. There is no denying that we are all in this together and now, more than ever, … Continued
Read moreWeek 9: #Waves4Change 2020 Sustainability Challenge – Learn About Recycling and Waste Reduction at Work
Guest Post By Pembroke Strickland, DLDT Associate Board Member Why Take This Challenge? Whether you work at a small mom & pop shop or a big corporate organization, there are steps you can take to learn more about recycling in the workplace and how to improve. A good first step is to reach out to … Continued
Read moreWeek 8: #Waves4Change 2020 Sustainability Challenge – Homemade Cleaner
Guest Post by Pembroke Strickland, DLDT Associate Board Member Why Take This Challenge? Chemicals used in household cleaners can help to keep your living space clean but can also have harmful effects on your health and the environment if used or disposed of improperly – hence the warning label on most cleaning products. Fortunately, there … Continued
Read moreWeek 7: #Waves4Change 2020 Sustainability Challenge – No Waste Grocery Store Trip
March 6, 2020 | Pembroke Strickland, DLDT Associate Board Member Why Take This Challenge? Have you ever looked in your refrigerator or pantry and realized that half of the contents are expired? We tend to buy way more than we need when it comes to grocery shopping. According to the EPA, there was 38.1 million … Continued
Read moreWeek 6: #Waves4Change 2020 Sustainability Challenge – Go Paperless!
February 28, 2020 | Kristen Vidmar, DLDT Associate Board Member Why Take This Challenge? Ever look around you and wonder how piles of paper have stacked up on your kitchen counter or on your desk at work? Paper is something we deal with every day, we get it in the mail, we print documents or … Continued
Read moreWeek 5: 2020 #Waves4Change Sustainability Challenge- Avoiding Food Waste
Guest Post by Kristen Vidmar, DLDT Associate Board Member Why Take This Challenge? Americans have fast-paced lifestyles, we are always “on-the-go” which means we cannot always plan our meals ahead of time. It is no secret that food waste is a large issue, one that is found throughout the entire value chain of a food … Continued
Read moreWeek 4: 2020 Sustainability Challenge – Recycling Textiles
Guest Post: Kristen Vidmar, DLDT Associate Board Member Why Take This Challenge? Sticking to the theme of recycling, did you know there is about 25 BILLION pounds of textile waste per year in just the United States?! Of that, 85% ends up in landfills, which means it is important that we do our part to … Continued
Read moreWeek 2: 2020 Sustainability Challenge- Reduce ‘Convenience’ Single-Use Plastics
Why Take This Challenge? Do you really want to use ‘one and done’ stuff? Even the Keriug guy knows he created a monster with single-use coffee pods. So-called convenience items clog our waterways and well, there are just there forever now. Do you buy single bags of chips, cookies, candy, soda, drinks, or coffees? What … Continued
Read moreWeek 1: 2020 Sustainability Challenge- Go Bottled Water-Free
Why take this challenge? Plastic is oil and other chemicals. Single-use plastics are cheap and leach into the water or the beverage it holds, especially when exposed to extreme cold or heat or sunshine. Some studies over the last few decades have linked these chemicals to cancers and bottled water has plastic IN IT. We … Continued
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