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Embrace the Risk: Shop With Recycled Containers

Blog   |   by Jake Giessman   |   October 15, 2012

Want to reduce your plastic packaging waste? Consider bringing your own recycled containers when you go to the food store.


The No-Plastic Holiday Challenge

Blog   |   by Kim   |   December 10, 2008


Challenge Toolkit: Reduce Waste

Custom Pages   |   March 19, 2018


Reduce Waste at Home and in Your Community

Blog   |   September 5, 2018

Take New Dream’s Community in Action “Reduce Waste” challenge to reduce the amount of waste you generate and to make your home or community a greener place to be. 


Easy Steps to Waste-Free School Lunches

Blog   |   by Tovah Paglaro   |   September 25, 2012

By choosing to forgo packaged or cafeteria food, we can teach our children healthy eating habits and minimize the garbage that ends up at landfills.


Whatever Happened to Waste Reduction, or Preventing Waste in the First Place?

Blog   |   by Kelley Dennings   |   January 10, 2019

Advisory Council member Kelley Dennings considers why the recycling community may be abandoning the once-worthy goal of waste reduction, and offers thoughts for refocusing these efforts.


How a Group of Kids Bagged the Disposable Bag in Boulder, Colorado

Blog   |   by Kate Bailey and Kate Nelson   |   March 17, 2016

What decades of education and outreach couldn’t accomplish, a group of high school students could.


Artist Critiques Social Norms and Our Consumer Culture

Blog   |   by Lisa Mastny   |   September 26, 2011

Undermining the status quo with provocative artwork and a healthy dose of wit and humor.


Lessons from a Waste-Obsessed Traveler

Blog   |   by Laura Calderon   |   September 19, 2012

What would it take to make people conscious of their wasteful practices? One world traveler ponders the question.


Making the Shift to Zero Waste Living

Blog   |   by Julie Fathy   |   February 23, 2017

A zero waste lifestyle might seem hard to implement and complicated to follow. But by taking small steps, you can make it a reality.


Want to Give ONE Holiday Gift That Keeps on Giving?

Blog   |   by Lisa Mastny   |   December 10, 2013

Make it an attractive reusable water bottle. Here are our top seven reasons why—some of which may surprise you.


Treat Yourself to a Less Wasteful, More Meaningful Halloween

Blog   |   by Amy Curtis   |   October 19, 2011

Learn how you can experience a magically spooky Halloween night without all the shopping, sugar, and excess waste.


How to Create a Zero Waste Easter Basket

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   March 22, 2017

Challenge yourself to create an Easter basket that will produce no garbage that would be sent to landfill.


Rethinking Plastic, Consumer Choices, and Our Values as Americans

Blog   |   by Dyaami D’Orazio   |   September 18, 2019

"We consume to have fun, to fit in, for convenience, to fill the spaces between ourselves and our families...and because the structure of society forces us to."


Have a More Fun, Less Stuff Easter

Blog   |   by Edna Rienzi   |   March 22, 2017

Easter doesn't have to be yet another commercialized, excessive celebration. You can still participate in all the fun without the waste and stress. 


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