Shop Local for your Thanksgiving feast – go to the local farmer’s market, shop at a Food Co-op, buy from a farmer in your area, grow your own vegetables
Skip the paper and plastic – remember to take your reusable bags to the grocery store
Use a reusable Roasting Pan to cook your turkey. Disposable roasting pans have become more popular in recent years, but they are not good for the environment
Use LED bulbs – to light your celebration
Use Cloth Napkins – reducing paper waste can help reduce the 2,200 paper napkins use by Americans per year. That is 662 billion napkins in the US per year
Ask guest to bring reusable to-go containers to take home Thanksgiving leftovers
Compost leftovers that don’t get eaten – the average American family wastes $600 in food each year. Instead of throwing away uneaten leftovers or scraps, compost them
Use the fancy china plates and silverware – using plastic utensils and paper plates usually ends up in the local landfill
Remember to Recycle instead of throwing packaging away
Carpool – plan your trip to your Thanksgiving celebration destination in a way that you all reduce the total number of miles driven individually
