How to avoid disposables at parties

Bea Johnson, Author of Zero Waste Home, shares advice on how to be eco friendly and avoid using disposable materials when throwing a party
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My top dining tip for zero waste is to know how many people you can really sit at your dining table. I know it sounds weird, but if you know how many people you can sit at your dining table then you can have just enough flatware and dinnerware to sit people and have a dinner party. Now if you’re going to have more than the amount of people that you can sit at your dinner table, then you can make finger foods, so that you’re not creating a need for disposable plates, disposable flatware. In my home, for example, I have a large amount of the same type of water glasses that we can use for not only water, but juice or wine, so that when I have one of those buffet parties, we can just use these instead of using throw aways.

Bea Johnson, Author of Zero Waste Home, shares advice on how to be eco friendly and avoid using disposable materials when throwing a party

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Bea Johnson

Blogger & Author of Zero Waste Home

Bea Johnson and her family strive to live a zero-waste lifestyle. Through her blog, ZeroWasteHome.com, Bea shares waste-reducing tips and inspires a growing community to live simply and take a stance against needless waste.  She shatters preconceptions about environmental living with passion, proving that zero waste can not only be "stylish", but also lead to significant time and money savings. Grand-prize winner of "The Green Awards" in 2011, she has appeared on TV and in multiple international publications, and has become the spokesperson for the zero waste lifestyle. Bea currently lives in California and has completed her first book. 

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My top dining tip for zero waste is to know how many people you can really sit at your dining table. I know it sounds weird, but if you know how many people you can sit at your dining table then you can have just enough flatware and dinnerware to sit people and have a dinner party. Now if you’re going to have more than the amount of people that you can sit at your dinner table, then you can make finger foods, so that you’re not creating a need for disposable plates, disposable flatware. In my home, for example, I have a large amount of the same type of water glasses that we can use for not only water, but juice or wine, so that when I have one of those buffet parties, we can just use these instead of using throw aways.