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Sustainable seasons greetings
Sustainable seasons
greetings.
We’ve gathered together some recycling tips for the season for a more sustainable festive break.
Fighting Food Waste
‘Tis the season to be… eating! With a little prep, you can avoid festive season food waste. • Be realistic about the amount of food you’re buying – it’s easy to over-estimate in the festive season. • Plan out your meals, and don’t forget to factor in leftovers – they’re summer meal staples! • Make it easy to catch food scraps in a caddy on the bench.
Any container will do – and make sure ALL food scraps are emptied to your green bin. • It’s not just food scraps that go into your green bin. Anything organic such as used tissues, newspaper, and even pizza boxes with crusts still in them!
Recycling right
Home made gifts are IN – and when you prepare something with time and love, it’s so well received. • Wrap gifts in fabric such as a tea-towel or cloth bag. It’s an extra ‘gift’ and there’s no wastage – use a fabric ribbon to secure and make festive. • If you do use paper gift wrapping, make sure the paper and any cardboard gift boxes hit the yellow bin. • Re-gift! You may not want that soap pack you have in the cupboard, but Aunty Mary might. • Bake some biscuits or cakes and arrange on a second hand vintage plate (or tin) to leave behind as a gift when you visit friends. • Make it yourself – perhaps terracotta pots, soil and herb seedlings that you can make up to gift fresh basil to the rellies.
Holiday clear-out
Summer is often the perfect time to do a clear-out at home to be ‘visitor ready’. Make sure you take advantage of the two free hard waste services per financial year offered by NAWMA to all Playford residents. You’ll need to book it in, but it’s worth the wait to get a hassle and cost-free pick up!
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