Individually and collectively, let's minimize the waste we generate— as households, schools, faith groups, and businesses.  We're looking at personal habits such as purchasing, composting, and cooking choices, and neighborhood-wide actions like advocating for even more ZW-friendly garbage hauling.  What other actions could we take?

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• Should we encourage neighbors to avoid products packaged in unrecyclable plastics (numbers 3 and 6) and ask manufacturers to change their packaging? 

• How can we avoid single-use plastic shopping bags? How about a reusable bag designed for Transition Town ASAP?

To share your ideas, contact us at info@TransitionASAP.org. Our society can celebrate Zero Waste when we make only products that can be reused, recycled, or otherwise contribute value after their first use.   A few good websites:

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Reduce:   10 Tips for a Zero Waste Household

Reuse:  Twin Cities Free Market, a zero-waste nonprofit whose mission is to show that waste is preventable, and Craigslist, for buying and selling used goods

Recycle:  Ramsey County's Guide for Recyling & Disposal