— Every bit of recycling makes a difference. For example, 1 year of recycling at Stanford University saved the equivalent of 33, 913 trees and the need for 636 tons of iron ore, coal and limestone.
— The holidays are here. When gifting, support local businesses, thereby reducing the environmental impact. Consider experience-based gifts like dancing or swimming lessons, dinner, theater, massage or outdoor recreation. Support local artists and handmade goods. And rather than using wrapping paper, have fun with reusable tins, baskets, gift bags, ribbon and fabric for unique gift giving.
— One reusable shopping bag can replace hundreds of single-use plastic bags over the course of its lifetime. The average American goes through six shopping bags per week. With a population of roughly 300 million, American uses and discards 1.8 billion bags every week. It takes 12 million barrels of oil to produce the plastic bags that the U.S. uses every year. Sustainability starts at home.
Information provided by ReGroup, a nonprofit educational group, formed in 1989 to develop public awareness of waste reduction, reuse and recycling benefits on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. ReGroup meets every third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Hope Community Resources Community Center on Princeton Avenue off Kalifornsky Beach Road, unless otherwise notified.
