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Reducing household waste: What you can do to be more sustainable

Glittering gift wrap, disposable decorations and food waste harm the environment. What you can do to be more sustainable.

As the holiday season comes to an end, families are disposing of bags filled with torn-up wrapping paper, getting rid of leftovers that didn’t quite make it to the plate and taking down seasonal decorations for the new year. However, what some may not realize is the glittering gift wrap, disposable decorations and excess food waste significantly harm the environment, advocates say. Household .

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Reuse-a-Palooza at The Plant Is a Fest for Waste Reduction

Along with accepting items for donation, experts will be on hand to share tips not only about recycling but re-using, re-purposing and reducing consumption.

'Reuse-a-Palooza': At Back of the Yards event, learn 'what to do with stuff 'you can't put in the blue bin'

“Our true goal is is to expose people to alternatives for the items that they use,” said Sherry Skalko, co-founder of Reduce Waste Chicago, one of the organizations taking part in Sunday’s event in Back of the Yards.