This is the time of year that Americans gather to enjoy family and friends, to feast, exchange gifts, and to generate a shameful amount of waste. We throw away 25 percent more trash than usual between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve — about a million extra tons of garbage each week. Humboldt’s holiday waste generation…
Maggie Gainer: How to talk to your store manager about an uncomfortable subject
With increasing frequency, concerned Humboldt shoppers notify Zero Waste Humboldt about unnecessary plastic packaging and wasteful practices at their grocery stores. ZWH always asks them what the store manager said when they brought it up. Almost none communicate with their store manager. My guess is that they are always in a rush or not ready…
Zero Waste Humboldt battles single-use plastic containers with Refill, Not Landfill
Zero Waste Humboldt HUMBOLDT – Zero Waste Humboldt supporters and partners in the Refill Not Landfill Project gathered around the Wharfinger Building lobby new water bottle refill station to celebrate on the Friday before Earth Day. This is one of 10 water bottle refill stations that Zero Waste Humboldt (ZWH) awarded to northern Humboldt local…
Zero Waste Task Force hears hard-learned lessons about persuasion
Arcata’s Zero Waste Task Force (ZWTF ) meets tonight, Feb. 4 at 5 p.m. at the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center, 569 South G St. Agenda items include waste reduction in Construction & Demolition (C&D) and Economic Development, an HSU Student Capstone Presentation on C&D, staff reports, committee communications and more. Below, a summary of last month’s ZWTF meeting.…
Zero Waste Humboldt’s holiday waste reduction tips
Zero Waste Humboldt HUMBOLDT – A recent Stanford study reported that Americans produce 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Years than any other time of year. These Zero Waste Humboldt tips will dramatically reduce the waste you generate during the holidays: 1. Plan ahead. Advance planning can help you reduce food and packaging…
Zero Waste Day – an opportunity to ponder resource realities
November 15, Zero Waste Day, falls on Sunday this year. Let’s make this a day of reflection and recommitment to conserve natural resources and reduce waste in our daily actions. In the months immediately following Earth Day 1970, community recycling centers were organized in college towns like Arcata all over the U.S. For historical context,…
Maggie Gainer: A Fair And Proven Way To Work With Waste
Thank you for being there. Our Northern Humboldt communities need a good newspaper for local news. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in Zero Waste Humboldt’s waste reduction effort at the 2013 North Country Fair. Our mission is to develop a model that will be useful for all large events on…
In Any Event, You Can Zero Out Your Waste – November 12, 2012
Zero Waste Humboldt is enthusiastic about the comprehensive zero waste approach to reducing waste and working with local businesses, governments and community groups.