Single-use packaging (like food take-out 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.

Join the UCRRA Recycling Outreach Team and members of Climate Smart Gardiner for an engaging presentation and discussion about the benefits of reuse as a way to prevent pollution. At this special event, participants will learn about the waste-climate connection and the lifecycle of some common single use take-out containers. Come learn why choosing to reuse is not only better for our planet but may also be better for our health!

As a participant, you will receive a FREE Tiffin (stainless steel, reusable food container)! Join us and together, let’s unlock the full power and potential of reuse! Registration for this event is required. Class size may be limited. Please reserve your seat by completing the sign-up form and survey questions linked below.

Accessibility: The Gardiner Library strives to ensure its building is fully accessible in support of our mission to provide valuable resources and services to all residents in Gardiner. This commitment includes making every effort to improve accessibility and working to acquire the funding necessary to make key improvements. A wheelchair accessible ramp is available to enter the Library. Accessible parking is available to the side of the building. This program will take place on the main level, no elevator or stairs required to access the meeting room. Masks and social distancing are not required at this time, but they are encouraged. 

Special thanks to the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute!

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.

Special thanks to our Project Partner: Climate Smart Gardiner!

 Mission: Through education, community-building, and measurable actions, Climate Smart Gardiner seeks to empower the Town [of Gardiner] to reduce greenhouse gases, adapt to climate change, conserve energy, support a local green economy, preserve natural resources, and promote renewable energy., so we can be environmentally sustainable for future generations. “This [Ulster County Tiffin Project] enables us to further achieve our mission  by reaching more Ulster County residents with education on reducing and reusing waste” – Jason Mayer, Climate Smart Gardiner Coordinator”

Special thanks to our Project Partner: Gardiner Library!

Mission: to connect people, ideas, information, and technology, to enrich lives and strengthen our community, in a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere accessible to all. Their project enables us to further achieve our mission by educating people about sustainable practices while also providing access to resources that allow them to put these ideas into practice.

We’re Celebrating Plastic Free July!

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.