10 tips to go green this Thanksgiving
- Shop Local for your Thanksgiving feast – go to the local farmer’s market, shop at a Food Co-op, buy from a farmer in your area, grow your own vegetables
- Skip the paper and plastic – remember to take your reusable bags to the grocery store
- Use a reusable Roasting Pan to cook your turkey. Disposable roasting pans have become more popular in recent years, but they are not good for the environment
- Use LED bulbs – to light your celebration
- Use Cloth Napkins – reducing paper waste can help reduce the 2,200 paper napkins use by Americans per year. That is 662 billion napkins in the US per year
- Ask guest to bring reusable to-go containers to take home Thanksgiving leftovers
- Compost leftovers that don’t get eaten – the average American family wastes $600 in food each year. Instead of throwing away uneaten leftovers or scraps, compost them
- Use the fancy china plates and silverware – using plastic utensils and paper plates usually ends up in the local landfill
- Remember to Recycle instead of throwing packaging away
- Carpool – plan your trip to your Thanksgiving celebration destination in a way that you all reduce the total number of miles driven individually
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