Day 44 - Party time

Summer means party-time, but piles of plastic forks and spoons, beverage bottles, and mountains of those red plastic cups can leave you with a terrible trash hangover.

There are ways to have a “greener” party.

First, send out e-invites instead of paper ones. You’ll not only save a tree, but you’ll save on stamps, too.

Decorate with flowers, sea shells, plants or other natural materials instead of balloons. Try using sheets for tablecloths instead of the disposable paper ones. Tie them at the corners with ribbon to dress them up.

And how about renting china and glasses, instead of throwing away all that plastic and paper?

If you’re having a lot of guests, consider getting a keg instead of bottles of beer. In many places, you can get a keg of root beer or birch beer, too, if you’re having a lot of soda drinkers.

If you’re having your event catered, or if you’re ordering prepared food from a market, ask if you can supply your own trays and bowls instead of using their disposable ones.

For more upscale entertaining, check out this article in Epicurious:

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/entertaining/partiesevents/greenentertaining


Tip for Day 44 – Rent glassware and china for parties instead of using disposable stuff.