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How to Host a (No Plastic) Party

How to Host a (No Plastic) Party

How to Host a (No Plastic) Party

 

Like to entertain but hate the overwhelm? Join the club. While it feels so right to open your home to your loved ones for dinner parties, barbecues, and holidays, being chained to the kitchen (and the dirty dishes!) feels oh, so wrong. The alternative is equally cringe-worthy: Heaps of plastic plates, cups, and cutlery in the trash?

No thanks.

This week, I speak with Repurpose founder Lauren Gropper. Lauren believes hosts and hostesses should center themselves around the concept of sustainable abundance, and that’s because it’s entirely possible to eco-entertain without overwhelm. She divulges exactly how to host a no-plastic dinner (or perhaps 4th of July barbecue!), sans anxiety, and—because Repurpose makes home compostable tableware!—Lauren also explains why compostable products beat plastic ones Every. Single. Time.

Here’s a preview of this week’s episode:

[3:00] Distinguishing between biodegradable, home compostable, and industrially compostable products (and why these distinctions matter)

[10:00] How to host a party without plastic (plus: how to get your guests on board)

[12:30]  How to smartly answer the question, “What can I bring?”

[18:30] 3 tips I use in my own home to prevent food waste amidst gluttonous overabundance

[21:00] Beyond (Mylar) balloons and (single-use) streamers: How to decorate with eco-intention

 

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It's sad but true: Parties can create an awful lot of single-use waste. On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast: 5 hacks for throwing an eco-friendly party that doesn't result in extra waste (or extra work).

 

It's sad but true: Barbecues can create an awful lot of single-use waste. On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast: 5 hacks for throwing an eco-friendly backyard barbecue that doesn't result in extra waste (or extra work), just in time for the 4th of July.

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