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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.
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.
GUIDE: Family Celebrations: A More Fun, Less Stuff Guide to Life's Joyful Events
Resources | by New Dream | November 1, 2017
Our newest guide provides inspiration and practical tips for you to plan special celebrations that reduce waste and expense, emphasize meaning over material goods, and strengthen relationships. With specific sections on: The Year-End Holidays, Birthday Parties, Baby Showers, and Community-Building Celebrations.
Spreading the Sharing Message on MLK Day
Blog | by Mary Murphy | February 11, 2013
Through the "Me, We, New Dream" mural art project, students explored ways to share resources and reduce their carbon footprints.
The Value of Reducing Children's Screen Time: An Interview with Jean Rogers
Blog | February 6, 2018
Jean discusses how screen-time overuse is affecting kids' social-emotional and physical health, and provides tips for parents seeking to reduce screen time.
6 Things You Should Be Thinking About This Earth Day, But May Not Be
Blog | by Wendy Philleo | April 12, 2012
This April 22, we can all take steps to reduce our environmental impact. But there are some other important topics that you may not be thinking about.
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.
WALLET BUDDY: A cleverly designed printable paper sleeve to help you rethink your purchasing
Resources | by New Dream | June 3, 2011
Our Wallet Buddy is a cleverly designed paper sleeve that wraps around an ATM or credit card and offers a list of possible questions to ask before making a purchase.
VIDEO: Visualizing a Plenitude Economy – an animated take on what a post-consumer society could look like (5 min.)
Videos | January 1, 2018
This fun animation, narrated by economist and bestselling author Juliet Schor, provides a vision of what a post-consumer society could look like.
VIDEO: San Francisco Says No to Bottled Water
Videos | May 30, 2014
Learn about how San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the sale and distribution of plastic water bottles on public property.
Is Your Life Too Plastic? Help Your Town "Bag It
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | July 1, 2011
Learn how you can help wean your community off the plastic bag addiction.
Community in Action Challenge – with our guided steps and resources, you can become a community changemaker!
Resources | May 22, 2018
Through our Community in Action Challenge, we offer a series of steps that you can take to help you strengthen your communities and better love your neighbors. Some steps take a few minutes, some a few weeks—you choose what works best for you!
Go Antiquing, Help the Environment
Blog | by Anja Jewel | September 19, 2013
Looking for a way to decorate your home in an eco-friendly manner? Try antiquing and used furniture!
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About Us | February 28, 2018