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Health Risks Recent studies into water contamination have found microplastics in 83% of tap water samples from major cities around the world and in 93% of samples from the world’s top 11 bottled water brands. Did you know that on average humans consume the equivalent of a credit card worth of plastic every week from seafood, the air we breathe, and the water we drink? Microplastics found deep in lungs of living people for first time, learn more here: WEF Microplastics Found in Human Blood for the First Time, and May Also Be Transported to Organs, learn more here: HPW Plastic affects public health at all stages. As a petroleum product, the emissions produced from plastic production, including fossil fuel extraction and refining, directly affect communities living near these sites and cause increased risk of respiratory distress, asthma, and even cancer. Once produced, plastic products are often found to contain toxic chemicals, and act as a sponge absorbing more chemicals from the environment. Exposure to these chemicals is linked to cancers, endocrine disruption, impaired immunity, and other health implications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1644649866902-A55YJ7VPHUVTGQ57H34I/unsplash-image-t06aN6vewaQ.jpg The Problem - 2. Recycling is Broken In 1991, the State of Nevada set a goal of recycling 25% and while individual counties are exceeding that figure (Douglas 34%, Washoe 30%, Carson City 29.6%), figures in 2009 show that Nevada as a whole has an approximate 20.3% recycling rate, with plastic waste accounting for just 3% of the waste recycled. Only about 2.2% of plastic was recycled globaly in 2018. Because making new plastic is cheap and recycled plastic materials tend to be lower quality, there’s less market incentive to recycle. This means plastic waste is often shipped to developing countries that don’t have the infrastructure to manage such an influx of trash, and many are now refusing to take it. A whopping 91% of plastic is NOT RECYCLED, learn more here: NatGeo It feels so good to put recyclables in the blue cart, right? But unfortunately, plastic pollution won’t be solved by recycling. For one thing, almost all the high pollution plastic products we find in the environment - pretty much everything besides soda and water bottles - have no value in today’s recycling systems. People can’t make money off them and so they don’t collect it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1644649053105-XR6FGW8P2VWLZYBYWJAI/unsplash-image-g1xoeXbfuTw.jpg The Problem - 3. Environmental Pollution The fallout from humanity’s addiction to plastics is showing up in the waters of Lake Tahoe. A team from Desert Research Institute have found microplastics at several locations around Lake Tahoe. learn more here: dri.edu Plastic was introduced in the 1950s as a miraculous material that was cheap, lightweight, and could be thrown away. Now we have realized that there is no “away.” In fact, plastic never actually biodegrades, instead it breaks up into smaller pieces for hundreds of years. All of the plastic we have ever created over the past century still exists today, and much of it is still in our environment. source: wwf.org.au Our planet is drowning in plastic pollution it’s time for change! learn more here: unep.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1644649370935-WYELAXPZ2IL7PG80BKK9/unsplash-image-6xeDIZgoPaw.jpg The Problem - 4. Plastics Amplify Our Climate Crisis The climate impacts resulting from these emissions disproportionately affect overburdened and frontline communities. See video at this link only.one 99% of all plastic is made from fossil fuels. Plastic is directly connected to climate change and it pollutes at every stage: from material extraction to product production to transportation to waste disposal. The production of plastic produces an estimated 1.7 billion metric tons of CO2 emissions globally, and that is only predicted to increase. By 2030, plastic production will emit the equivalent of 295 coal-fired power plants! source: sciencedirect.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1644649986386-C3VJWWHCPHUJ8X1L4IKT/unsplash-image-YFiHaY2DVyE.jpg The Problem - 5. Compostables and Bioplastics aren’t the answer We assume that brown paper take-out boxes and the bioplastic forks seem better for the environment. After all, it says “compostable” on them. While compostable plastics are sometimes better for the environment than traditional plastics, they are not the answer. Compostable production often results in greater amounts of pollutants, due to the fertilizers and pesticides used in growing the crops and the chemical processing needed to turn organic material into plastic. Compostable plastics also require an energy-intensive process, the corn that is often used comes from the wasteful agricultural industry, and if they are not properly disposed of at a facility they enter the environment and can be just as if not more toxic, emitting methane gases which are 24x more toxic than CO2). What’s more, they usually don’t effectively compost, and many composters don’t want them because they degrade the value of the compost. 40% of all plastic waste is from single-use plastic packaging, learn more here: science.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1644650115185-2A4PKUOU2IOM8ZIQZK5K/unsplash-image-NsvzdXtvyio.jpg The Problem - 6. Marine Life Over 1 million animals including mammals, fish, sharks, turtles, and birds are killed each year from the estimated 100 million tons of plastic debris in our ocean. When mistaken for food by sea life, microplastics kill our local marine life before reaching expected lifespans. If consumed microplastics don’t kill the sea life, they end up on our plates for meals. Additionally, plastic pollution endangers more than 1,400 species through ingestion or entanglement. From seals stuck in fishing line, to turtles with straws in their noses, to seabirds who starve from bellies full of plastic, plastic pollution is threatening their survival. “Plastic pollution are major contributors to declines in the world’s fish populations and other aquatic organisms” source: plasticpollutioncoalition.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645390387611-IJ8KY8XSS9YIOMDZTZQH/unsplash-image-jbcY_yvsDzk.jpg The Problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645392783305-4FV53GK4D6CV94W5BRRS/unsplash-image-UWQP2mh5YJI.jpg The Problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645392832610-6HIBQ59WL9XK2EJMWNGA/unsplash-image-rB7-LCa_diU.jpg The Problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645392988530-ZT5VR7WGIRP84RNG98RL/unsplash-image-k0vQahqWBpQ.jpg The Problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645393089909-H7CJ5L3IBJP7UFYHPYL0/unsplash-image-hwf_LcQpcns.jpg The Problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645409282677-7WZO3RQ819J9YSVSQ5FU/unsplash-image--heLWtuAN3c.jpg The Problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645409408311-RM1QIU2N7WBVTASF3YQJ/unsplash-image-dR_q93lfaTw.jpg The Problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645425070503-10LECHCECEU5C4WXNSO3/unsplash-image-oVxUA2R44cI.jpg The Problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1646764329043-67HW9RLEZMLH691NGDRJ/unsplash-image-iR4mClggzEU.jpg The Problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1646878731641-XFL2CN8BP1N9P6ZKOQME/Food-packaging-plastics_fullpage.jpg The Problem https://www.reusablereno.org/thesolution daily 0.75 2024-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1691714755674-P6F5MY2222KAT4CQCDG5/image-asset.jpeg The Solution The good news is that there’s a new reuse economy emerging for food service which reduces waste and saves businesses money. 840 billion single-use products could be replaced by new reuse service economy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/34c632a0-0e32-4968-93fc-8b6f3155692a/GRNDining.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/a5c36d59-4e41-4c16-b295-de84e7dd54a8/Skip_the_Stuff_Poster+%283%29.jpg The Solution - Skip The Stuff! Stop Waste Before it Starts. Request only the foodware accessories that you need while taking food to go. Restaurants should provide disposable foodware accessories for take-out or delivery only if the customer requests them. Foodware accessories are all those disposable take-out containers, bags, boxes, condiment packets, plastic utensils and straws, napkins, cold and hot cups and lids. Nearly one trillion of those disposable products are used each year in the United States, most of which ends up in a landfill, an incinerator, or in our environment. If you don't need them, there is no need for unnecessary waste. Take what you need, leave the rest. It’s a simple solution that will save restaurants money and reduces waste. Why policy matters (watch video) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1649899059590-WNT8LSUD2BNWR4QR2SRI/IMG_9353.jpeg The Solution - What’s The Solution? “Reusable Foodware” Support Restaurants Committed to Sustainable Practices. When dining in a restaurant their service should include reusable plates, cups, utensils and napkins. Leaving nothing to dispose of at the end of your meal. It’s a simple solution that will save restaurants money and reduces waste. The environmental, economic, and business case for transitioning from single-use to reusable in food service - Reuse Wins Report Recommendations for Hosting a Plastic-Free, Low Waste Event Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1fb0bd33-5f11-4bc8-a43d-c9557afa8271/Beyond+Plastics.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/92eb233f-38df-4d81-9547-b9eae308e336/GleaningProject.jpg The Solution https://www.reusablereno.org/getinvolved daily 0.75 2023-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1644640127475-QON10V4PPOUCQCWR9Y5Q/unsplash-image-DNkoNXQti3c.jpg Get Involved - Show Up Join Solutioneer Meetings and Events. Join us and help us move reusable actions forward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645197448988-N7GBF8VOSF12FN17Z1UL/unsplash-image-uarQNKJUdJk.jpg Get Involved - Promote Reuse Help us identify, promote, and celebrate community members that are embracing reuse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1644642717496-DS6C2ZDVCWKPIHK55CU6/unsplash-image-R6dSBkz32B8.jpg Get Involved - Speak Up Join the virtual conversation, share your stories and support us on social media. Post photos of you, your friends, community members, and businesses co-creating solutions. And don’t forget to inform your neighbors, legislators, and local businesses! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1644641591033-BO6M9RQUFBX608EH6X9Q/unsplash-image-TamMbr4okv4.jpg Get Involved - Reach Out We periodically send out action items that you can support. We need community support, together we can make a difference! https://www.reusablereno.org/petition daily 0.75 2024-04-24 https://www.reusablereno.org/initiatives daily 0.75 2023-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1691547041660-DAY8CKS6VPKR9IZDNP0T/image-asset.jpeg RR Initiatives - Green Dining Nevada The Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce has partnered with greenUP! to offer a Green Dining Establishment program. Through this partnership, Chamber Member businesses are eligible to receive free technical support and guidance on how to reduce waste, save money, and gain recognition in the community. The flagship Green Dining establishments for this new initiative included Buenos Grill, Squeeze In, Great Full Gardens, and the Great Basin Brewing Company restaurant locations throughout Reno and Sparks. Reusable Reno is deeply involved with promoting Green Dining in Washoe county. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/971f09f4-b94f-4e1e-a140-484e4b29e0a1/ReduceReuseRecycle.jpg RR Initiatives - Partners for a Sustainable Nevada (PSN) The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Sustainable Materials Management has brought together stakeholders of various backgrounds to discuss sustainability issues and opportunities and find innovative solutions. During the formation of this group, interested members were surveyed to identify common topics of interest regarding sustainability. This led to the formation of working groups to improve sustainability throughout the State. Reusable Reno co-founders Linda Miller and Lakshmi Albright have been leading the Policy and Funding and the Source Waste Reduction Projects respectively. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/65f7be39-a3cc-4793-8977-68d956aae489/HDMS+leaf+project3rdgrade2023.jpeg RR Initiatives - Eco Art for children Through workshops and hands-on lessons, RR team member Zoe Bray works with children to make art in and with their natural environment. Bray shows how the most amazing creations can be made with simplicity, no waste, and a connection with our surroundings. In the process of making art, children learn about soil health, fauna and flora, natural rhythms, and other ecological wonders. Check out here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/9781db1e-99b2-4162-a471-66f9c3938999/tree+with+shade.jpg RR Initiatives - Sustainable public art Advocating for public art that is sustainably-made and raises ecological awareness. Public art is conventionally understood as art that is in a public space and in the form of a sculpture or a mural, with the intention of being inclusive and empowering for local communities. Public art plays a crucial role in fostering a shared commitment to sustainability and environmental awareness. It can and should be made energy-sufficiently, and sensitize communities to engage positively with their natural environment- the ultimate public good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/55ac64d4-0120-4974-a000-0c8b6815ce96/RGF4.jpg RR Initiatives - Reuse in public events RR team's Lakshmi Albright and Patty Moen partnered with local Public Event organizers in 2023 to help reduce waste generated by the food vendors. We piloted a reuse solution for plates and forks with French Crepes at Riverside Farmers Market and led the effort to sort waste into compostables, reusables, recyclables and other trash to help cut down on waste that goes to landfills. https://www.reusablereno.org/resources daily 0.75 2022-04-14 https://www.reusablereno.org/take-action daily 0.75 2022-04-14 https://www.reusablereno.org/whyskipthestuff daily 0.75 2022-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/9d372ece-dc70-4dc0-88b1-1f582a519e04/Why+Skip+The+Stuff%3F.jpg Why Skip The Stuff? - About Skip The Stuff It’s a simple solution that saves businesses money, reduces waste, and helps sustain a healthy ecosystem; all of which contributes to a vibrant community. Customers need to exercise their right to #SkipTheStuff. Restaurants should provide accessories for takeout or delivery only if the customer requests them. Every year, billions of unused straws, utensils, napkins, condiment packets, and other accessories are included in take-out and delivery orders and just thrown away. Together, we can change this. In the U.S., 561 billion disposable food service items are used every year, resulting in 4.9 million tons of waste. Americans use more than 36 billion utensils and as much as 142 billion straws each year. Most restaurants provide these accessories for take-out meals even if the customer doesn’t want or need them. How can you help? #SkipTheStuff is a national policy campaign organized through Upstream Solutions and a National Reuse Network. The goal is to enact policies in local and state government that require restaurants to “ask first” before adding all the unnecessary stuff to your order. Together we can get city, county and state legislatures to take action and enact a policy that: Requires every restaurant to ask the customer first before providing accessories Requires meal delivery and online apps (like Uber Eats, GrubHub, Door Dash and Yelp) to post a menu of accessories (e.g. cutlery, napkins, straws, condiments, etc.) whereby a customer has to “opt-in” or select each item and quantity they want. Why we need legislative action? Voluntary action by restaurants and delivery companies is helpful, but every year new restaurants and online ordering apps launch without the “upon request” option. #SkipTheStuff is simple, saves restaurants money, and reduces unnecessary waste. Take action in your community to pass #SkipTheStuff legislation STS Toolkit Model: Reno Cost and Waste Analysis Charts https://www.reusablereno.org/model-cost-and-waste-assessment daily 0.75 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/116d5599-1a1e-4cca-bfb8-1e7ea0a73db3/image0.jpeg Model Cost and Waste Assessment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/b9e23a60-29e4-4340-9c82-543373d391e4/image1.jpeg Model Cost and Waste Assessment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/214bbeb2-6c14-4649-92ed-71ca3450eb39/image2.jpeg Model Cost and Waste Assessment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/509dd0c7-82ae-4a1b-83b5-fc8f9de4ab8c/image3.jpeg Model Cost and Waste Assessment https://www.reusablereno.org/beyond-july daily 0.75 2023-07-25 https://www.reusablereno.org/initiatives-1 daily 0.75 2023-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1692665085688-RB096T56JHFVM5EM039N/image-asset.jpeg Resources - Green Dining Tips greenUP! and Reusable Reno’s co-founder Linda Miller offers simple steps for dining out sustainably. Ask the right questions. Be Adventurous! Dine in. Reduce food waste. Reuse and reduce! Spread the word. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1692665567667-3TB62HXBO2CJ9JCEG9XS/image-asset.jpeg Resources - Stop Waste Before it Starts Our own Linda Miller writes a blog post for the City of Reno and shares tips on reducing waste. Read the blog post to find out more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645154931368-Q7P0L8DNGEO6FZ9MKT7Z/unsplash-image-SjkzLV7wfUg.jpg Resources - Reuse in Green Waste In your neighborhood and HOAs: Keep leaves and grass out of plastic bags and landfills and into compost and other uses; branches made into mulch for gardens and playgrounds; community gardens and community composting at businesses such as ‘Down to Earth’ will take your compost at the weekly Riverside Farmers Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645156388729-LSF2I5QS01AKO2ALQKDV/unsplash-image-bq31L0jQAjU.jpg Resources - Championing the Reusies Community support: Showcase those restaurants, cafes, bars, stores, other businesses and organizations that go reuse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/279f9326-ae0f-4638-8534-11b96501489e/unsplash-image-6nsGg3Iw37c.jpg Resources - Reduce and Reuse Stories Highlights: Short articles or podcasts featuring personal stories and experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6206e1667b9c0e69f8e37829/1645140008319-8MKJH7V5CVA9UJQE7543/unsplash-image-t79TGwwVlZA.jpg Resources - POSTERS - m ake it stand out! 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