Single Use Reduce

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Reduce your reliance on single-use disposable products and packaging.

Help Greenpeace stop single-use plastic in Grocery Stores by completing this survey.

For Local Businesses – Many businesses are already leaders and are setting examples towards more sustainable practices.  Chaffee Green applauds and encourages you. Contact the representatives below to be added to the growing list of supporting businesses. If your business wishes to participate with Chaffee Green , email Karen Lundberg in Salida at KKLundberg@gmail.com, or Joyce Machala in Buena Vista at JoyceMachala@gmail.com.

If you are need more ideas or are new to all of this, here are a few ideas for you to consider:

• Ask customers if they really need a bag or if their purchases can just be carried out or put in a reuseable bag.
• Phase out plastics, styrofoam and one use items.
• Use paper bags, take-out containers that can be recycled and give out straws only when they are requested or carry sustainable alternatives.
• Recycle if you are not already.
• Eliminate single use products as much as possible.

Reusable Bag Initiative

Both Buena Vista and Salida have reusable bag initiatives.  These programs make reusable bags freely available to the public in a variety of locations. Look for them in short term rentals, LaGrees in Poncha Springs, City Market in Buena Vista and many local businesses.

A huge thank you to the local sponsors of the Single Use Reduce team: Maartje Mass-Potterton, Kathy Hoerlein, & Laurie Stiles. More information here on why the best reusable bags are made from polyester.

Create T-Shirt Bags

Re-usable bags can be created from t-shirts.  You may have seen these in the foyer of City Market in BV.  If you would like to make more of these here are instructions:

• t-shirt bag tutorial – you tube – this is a video (tracing a plate around neck is easier than pinning (see next link).
• t-shirt bag instructions – make sure to cut INTO the sleeve a bit so handles are stronger (see video from above).

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