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Zero Waste Marin's Spring Campaign: Prevent Food Waste!
Zero Waste Marin is excited to share our Spring Campaign focused on preventing food waste! We chose the theme of this year's Spring Campaign because of the critical importance of reducing wasted food.
Did you know?
- 30 - 40% of all of the food we produce is never eaten by anyone.
- If food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter in the world.
- The average American family of four wastes $1500+ per year on food they don't eat.
Wasting food means wasting the energy, water, resources, and money that went into growing, transporting, and purchasing that food. Click on the button below to learn about how to reduce food waste at home, and finish up all of your food!
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Happy Earth Month!
April is Earth Month, and Earth Day is April 22nd. We invite you to celebrate with us by considering how you can incorporate the principals of "reduce" and "reuse" each day this month (and beyond!). Some ideas you could use:
- Reduce food waste by making a plan to eat all of your leftovers!
- Reuse your clothes by learning how to mend a small rip or tear!
- Reduce disposable coffee cups by bringing a reusable thermos!
- Reuse usable furniture by buying or selling on a secondhand marketplace!
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International Compost Awareness Week: May 5-11
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is a coordinated educational effort that aims to help the public understand the benefits of composting our organic waste and using finished compost to create healthy soils. ICAW activities include a poster contest, activities, and events for all ages.
The theme for this year's International Compost Awareness Week is "Nature's Climate Champion" because compost has numerous climate and environmental benefits:
- When food scraps, yard trimmings, and soiled paper go to landfill, they produce methane gas due to lack of oxygen in landfills. When these materials are composted, we can prevent these methane emissions.
- Studies show that adding finished compost to soil helps the soil to become a "carbon sink": the soil removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it within the soil.
- Soil with finished compost added retains more water, which is important in a drought-prone State such as California.
- Composting returns nutrients to the soil without the use of chemical fertilizers, promoting healthy soils naturally.
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Upcoming Events
Check out the upcoming events in April and May!
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