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Saturday, August 3rd, 2024

10:00 am – 10:00 pm

Ulster County Fairgrounds

249 Libertyville Road, New Paltz, NY 12561

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Single-use packaging (like food takeout containers) are wasteful products that are used once, for a very short period of time, before being discarded in a landfill where they may take hundreds of years to “break down.” The environmental, social, and financial impacts of these wasteful single use products add up to make a big impact on our planet, communities, and local businesses. Luckily, “low-waste living” and the “Bring Your Own” movement has inspired many people to make a difference by choosing to reuse when dining or shopping on-the-go.

Swing by the UCRRA Recycling Outreach Team’s Booth at the Ulster County Fair! Dive into our fun and interactive game that showcases the amazing benefits of reuse, how it helps keep pollution at bay, the waste-climate connection, and the lifecycle of some common single use food takeout containers . Come join us for a chance to learn, play, and make a positive impact on our environment while enjoying the fair! As a participant, you will receive a FREE Tiffin (stainless steel, reusable food containers)!

                                                                           

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Funding is provided by the Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Any opinions, findings, and/or interpretations of data contained herein are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions, interpretations or policy of Rochester Institute of Technology and its NYS Pollution Prevention Institute or the State.

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About Plastic Free July:  Plastic Free July® is a key initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation that allows communities everywhere to work towards a vision of seeing a world free of plastic waste. Plastic Free July is a month-long challenge to challenge yourself to not use any single use plastic. Millions of people across the globe take part every year, with many committing to reducing plastic pollution far beyond the month of July.

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