Hello again,
Let’s talk about a thing that most people love. Parties!!! Gathering people you like, spending time with them and having fun is something that we are used to do. But did you ever stop to think about the process of organizing a party and the amount of waste that it produces? On today’s post we will show you some tips to organize a successful but sustainable party.
To start we will take a look at food. If you are thinking about throwing a party, why don’t try to make finger food, this is food that doesn’t require plates or cutlery like fruit, popcorn, cheeses and canapes, among others.
Moving on to the tableware. Instead of buying all those plastic cups and plates, try to use the ones you already have. Choose to utilize glass materials that you can wash and reutilize and, in case you are throwing a kid’s party, you can opt for paper-based supplies. Try to use some of those super trendy reusable straws too. All these are measures to reduce the amount of trash produced in gatherings.
About the decorations, now this is important because when you decide to throw a party you feel like it has to be perfect and beautiful, ending up buying those plastic decors and balloons that finish up in the garbage when the party is over. No need for that, because that are reusable decors at stores too! You just have to look better and get away from the plastic. Choose fabric and paper-based materials, we assure you that it will look amazing!
These kind of plastics used in parties and other situations have a negative impact in our environment, but some measures are being taken at the moment so that we can avoid polluting even more our planet. The European Union is a great example of this! The Parliament has decided that these type of single-use plastics will be banned by 2021[1]. Things like plastic cutlery and plates, plastic straws, and even plastic balloon sticks will all be barred from EU.
Thank you for reading and let’s do some ecofriendly parties!
Green Impact Team
Reference:
[1] News European Parliament (2019, March 27). Parliament seals ban on throwaway plastics by 2021. Retrieved from: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20190321IPR32111/parliament-seals-ban-on-throwaway-plastics-by-2021 on April 10, 2020
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Great! Keep it up
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Thank you, Adriana!
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