Celebrate Without the Waste: Sustainable Holidays Webinar

Don’t let holiday celebrations lead to increased waste! Join I Love A Clean San Diego and the County of San Diego on Wednesday, December 3, from 10-11 AM for our Celebrate Without the Waste: Sustainable Holidays webinar.

This webinar will cover how to find creative yet accessible low waste options when navigating gift giving, holiday décor, and cooking for large groups. We’ll share:

· Low and no-waste gift ideas

· Easy upcycled DIY decorations to make at home

· Tutorials on alternative gift wrapping methods

· Ways to reduce the amount of food waste from holiday meals

Attendees will be entered into a drawing to win a $20 Visa e-gift card, distributed at the end of the webinar. Three winners will be chosen!

Registration is required. Participants who cannot attend live are encouraged to register to receive the recording and additional resources. Thank you to the County of San Diego for sponsoring this event – we can’t wait to see you virtually on December 3!

Sustainable gift wrap solutions

Whether you’re looking for more creative and sustainable ways to wrap your gifts this year or you’ve simply ran out of wrapping paper, Ani, I Love A Clean San Diego’s Recycling Programs Manager, is here with a couple of quick, eco-friendly gift wrap solutions!

Did you know that food waste, shopping bags, wrapping paper, and ribbons all contribute to an additional 1 million tons of waste to our landfills? Here is a quick gift wrapping guide to limit the amount of waste that ends up in our landfills after the holiday season (and beyond):

Start early.  I reuse boxes from my online shopping, food packaging, tissue paper, gift bags and bubble wrap year round to avoid having to buy any additional gift wrapping materials; and it saves me some money as well!

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Community Programs Coordinator, Moriah, reused a paper grocery bag to wrap her gift and it looks great!

Consider wrapping gifts in fabric or newspaper. Unfortunately, festive wrapping paper usually ends up in the recycling bin and is often difficult to reuse. Give the gift of beautiful fabric or simply dig through your recycling bin to find paper to cover a gift.  I guarantee your gift will stand out from the rest!

 


Furoshiki is a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloth

 

Skip the ribbon, skip the bow! These items are difficult to reuse and uncommon to keep. Check out Emily’s gift below!

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Education Manager, Emily, wrapped chocolates in a personalized reusable napkin.

All in all, try to hold on to gift wrapping items or opt out of using items that are hard to reuse and you’ll be on the path to creating less waste in no time! For recycling options, check out our one-stop database, www.WasteFreeSD.org! 

Happy Holidays from the ILACSD staff! Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest for other creative zero waste ideas!