Did you know that the average American family produces nearly 125 pounds of waste every week? That’s a lot of garbage! I think about the amount of trash we generate every Sunday evening as we roll an overflowing garbage can to the curb for pickup the following morning. Although our recycle bins are generally filled, I continue to be amazed each week by the amount of garbage our family of 5 continues to produce. It’s time to change that.
In honor of Earth Day,
TerraCycle has partnered with personal care brand
Tom’s of Maine to launch
#LessWasteChallenge, a stakeholder engagement campaign to reduce waste. Those wanting to participate in the campaign can take an online pledge to reduce their total household waste by one pound per week. The
#LessWasteChallenge website includes a selection of tips and DIY projects to help participants get started with their waste reduction. The website also includes an interactive map of the U.S. so participants can view the pledges and pounds by state.
Crown Holdings, Inc. has published its third Sustainability Report. Titled ‘Perpetual Progress,’ the 2015 report documents Crown’s continued advancement in the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability. It also underlines Crown’s broad efforts in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to improve its sustainability footprint, resource use and emissions per standard unit, even as the Company has seen global volume growth and expanded its geographic reach.
But there are bright spots. I've now set up mini recycling bins in the bathrooms, and I have an extra collection bin in the mudroom for all the recycling that can't go curbside but can either a) go to a local recycling center or b) can be sent to
TerraCycle when I have enough pounds to make it worth printing out a label and getting a box together.
