Be sure to keep food waste out of your recycling container. Lastly, we are back at the first point. We must all calibrate our thinking and our habits to the priority order of Reduce first, Reuse second, and Recycle/Compost last.
Margaret Gainer: Conditions leading to recycling contamination
To improve efficiency of collecting more recyclables at the curb, in the early 2000s, many communities changed from source separation of all the materials before set-out on the street, to dual stream. With dual stream collection, paper and cardboard are sorted from the plastic, metal and glass beverage containers – with further separation after collection…
Maggie Gainer: How we got here – the early development of recycling
Zero Waste Humboldt emphasizes waste prevention strategies at the point of purchase and materials reuse. However, we regularly receive inquiries about recycling collection, which materials are recyclable, and how to avoid contaminating the recycling cart at the curb. An average of 25 percent of recyclables collected at the curb in Humboldt County are contaminated and…
Bayside Corners: Bayside, ground zero for Zero Waste
It may surprise you to hear that Bayside has been really important for the local Zero Waste movement. Why? Meet Maggie Gainer! Maggie moved in to her Bayside home on Christmas of 1978. She founded a community development and waste reduction consulting firm in 1985 and served as Director of HSU’s Office for Economic and…
The Zero Waste Zebras are here to play
Each activity is planned as a stand-alone project, and the whole packet of activities will be emailed to schools, youth groups, and available upon request. Monetary contributions will help ZWH continue to add new activities for kids.
January Zero Waste webinars for business
Zero Waste Humboldt HUMBOLDT – Zero Waste Humboldt’s 2021 Zero Waste Business Training and Certification Program will start as a webinar series on Tuesday, Jan. 12 and Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. A third webinar will be presented on Tuesday, Jan. 19 for businesses that want to earn Zero Waste certification. Those who register for the…
Honoring the Zero Heroes with a virtual auction
Zero Waste Humboldt HUMBOLDT – Zero Waste Humboldt invites the public to join their 2020 celebration, Zero Heroes Night, on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. The five honorees represent a wide variety of efforts to reduce waste in Humboldt County and have been inspiring examples of adopting Zero Waste methods. To honor the…
Zero waste tips for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
City of Arcata ARCATA – Halloween and Día de los Muertos are quickly approaching, and those who choose to celebrate these holidays are already busy preparing pandemic-safe ways to celebrate. Spooky costumes on Halloween may be scary to some, but the waste generated from both Halloween and Día de los Muertos celebrations can be really…
Thursday Night Zero Waste films through October
Zero Waste Humboldt HUMBOLDT – Zero Waste Humboldt and Humboldt State University’s Waste Reduction and Resource Awareness Program (WRRAP) invite the public to watch a film series on October Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. sharp. “These eye-opening documentaries and short videos are current and clarify many of the issues related to single use plastics production…
Zero Waste Humboldt workshops set
“We need more citizen science. With more data collection, we will be able to improve local monitoring, and join worldwide grassroots efforts to publicly name and go after the big brands that manufacture single use plastics and wasteful packaging.”
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