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Freezing is typically the easiest, but there’s pickling and canning for the ambitious — look to local urban farms like <a href="https://www.greensgrow.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greensgrow</a> for courses on food preservation.</p> <div id="attachment_3871200" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3871200" class="size-full wp-image-3871200 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-4.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-4.jpg 900w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-4-605x403.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-4-115x77.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-4-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"><p id="caption-attachment-3871200" class="wp-caption-text">The Rounds is the brainchild of co-founders (from left) Alexander Torrey and Byungwoo Ko. / Photograph by Linette and Kyle Kielinski</p></div> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Subscribe for Your Staples</h4> <p>What if you could get the stuff you use on the reg — paper towels, quinoa, cat food — delivered to your door with little or no packaging, as often as you want? That’s what Wharton-born start-up <a href="https://www.therounds.co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Rounds</a> does for you.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Opt For Reusable Takeout Containers</h4> <p>The ones that popular Indian restaurant <a href="https://order.tiffin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tiffin</a> offers in all its locations can be used up to 1,000 times each. Just specify when ordering online that you’d like the reusable options, and return them to the restaurant or a delivery driver. Local co-ops are also miserly with packaging — <a href="https://weaversway.coop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Weavers Way</a> is committed to reducing plastic use and has worked with environmental consulting firm ECHO Systems to create reusable containers for its prepared foods.</p> <div id="attachment_3871196" style="width: 970px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3871196" class="size-large wp-image-3871196 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-2-960x976.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="976" srcset="https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-2-960x976.jpg 960w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-2-605x615.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-2-300x305.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-2-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-2-444x451.jpg 444w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-2-115x117.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-2-600x610.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px"><p id="caption-attachment-3871196" class="wp-caption-text">Photograph by Nell Hoving Dixon</p></div> <hr> <h2>The Office</h2> <p>Working from home means you’re likely using fewer office supplies than you would in a corporate setting, with all those free printers and paper. Want to cut down even more?</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Get a Separate Recycling Bin</h4> <p>Don’t risk sullying all that nice white printer paper with a half-eaten hoagie mindlessly tossed into your lone wastebasket. Note: Shredded paper should never go in your single-stream recycling; it falls through the cracks in the machinery and never gets reused. If you compost regularly at home, you can put your shredded paper on top of your food waste. Too busy working to think about anything else? Local startup <a href="https://www.rabbitrecycling.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rabbit Recycling</a> offers recycling containers ($7 for small, $16 for large) for all kinds of stuff municipal recycling won’t take — batteries, ink cartridges, Styrofoam, electronics, food packaging … the list goes on.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Don’t Ditch It; Fix It</h4> <p>Or at least try! The volunteer-run <a href="http://phillyfixersguild.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philly Fixers Guild</a> teaches Philadelphians to repair broken technology at free “Repair Fair” events. They were on hold for the pandemic but return this spring. You can also download the YING app and join the Circular Philadelphia skill-sharing group to request service or to volunteer.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Manage Your Mailbox</h4> <p>Wouldn’t it be nice to only get birthday cards and Philly Mags in your mail? To cut off all those pointless credit-card and insurance offers, go to <a href="https://www.optoutprescreen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">optoutprescreen.com</a>. For fewer marketing mailings, register at <a href="https://dmachoice.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DMAchoice.org</a> and choose the mail you want and don’t. To opt out of fliers left on your property, request a circular-free property decal from L&I at <a href="https://www.phila.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phila.gov</a>.</p> <div id="attachment_3871205" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3871205" class="size-full wp-image-3871205 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-6.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-6.jpg 900w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-6-605x403.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-6-115x77.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-6-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"><p id="caption-attachment-3871205" class="wp-caption-text">Illustration by Brooks Robinson</p></div> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Buy Used</h4> <p>“Secondhand doesn’t mean second-rate,” Nic Esposito says. <a href="https://boomerangofficefurniture.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boomerang</a>, which acquires furniture from corporate liquidations, is great for pre-owned desks, chairs, whiteboards and other office stuff at 90 percent below retail. You can also join a “No Waste” or “Buy Nothing” group on Facebook or browse Marketplace for free or cheap used items.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Recycle E-waste the Right Way</h4> <p>Stumped by your shelf full of old cell phones and obsolete computers? Schedule ethical doorstep pickup of unwanted electronics (and clothing, too) from companies like <a href="https://retrievr.com/greater-philly/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Retrievr</a>. Or ask electronics stores if they accept computers for recycling. Take batteries, light bulbs and other e-waste to the six sanitation convenience centers run by the Streets Department. Still confused? The city’s handy “<a href="https://www.phila.gov/recycling-donation-finder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recycling Donation Finder</a>” guide is invaluable.</p> <hr> <h2> The Yard</h2> <p>There’s a lot you can do with even a small Philly yard to reduce waste, much of which has to do with composting. So get composting!</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Invest in the Process</h4> <p>The natural process of recycling organic scraps into fertilizer gets a hand from local services like <a href="https://www.bennettcompost.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bennett Compost</a> and <a href="https://circlecompost.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Circle Compost</a>; both will pick up a bucket of your food waste weekly or bi-weekly (and give you bags of the finished product come planting season). Bennett estimates that its weekly gleanings from nearly 4,000 local households and businesses keep more than 70 tons of material out of landfills — every month.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Roll Your Own</h4> <p>To DIY compost, buy (or make!) a bin or tumbler, fill it with yard waste and kitchen scraps (like banana peels and coffee grounds), add a little water, and occasionally stir things up.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Get Free Materials</h4> <p>If you live in Philly, you can get up to 30 gallons of free organic material (like mulch and wood chips) for your garden or yard from the <a href="https://www.phila.gov/services/trees-parks-the-environment/get-organic-materials/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center</a>. All you need is proof of residency, a shovel to pick from the self-serve piles, and additional tools if you’re up for log-cutting.</p> <hr> <h2>The Closet</h2> <p>Clear it out! Millions of tons of textile waste wind up in U.S. landfills every year. Moving company Movinga says Americans only use about 20 percent of what’s in our closets.</p> <div id="attachment_3871206" style="width: 970px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3871206" class="size-large wp-image-3871206 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-7-960x1227.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="1227" srcset="https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-7-960x1227.jpg 960w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-7-605x773.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-7-300x383.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-7-353x451.jpg 353w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-7-115x147.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-7-600x767.jpg 600w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-7-200x255.jpg 200w, https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/sus-guide-7-400x510.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px"><p id="caption-attachment-3871206" class="wp-caption-text">A look from Lobo Mau’s spring 2022 no-waste fashion and home decor collection / Photograph by Tamarama Studios</p></div> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Invest in Durable, Sustainable Clothing</h4> <p>The lifespan of fast-fashion items like those from Shein or Forever 21 is brief, and packaging waste from online retailers is significant. “We have to stop buying clothing that’s going to fall apart in six months,” Nic Esposito says. Instead, rent from services like <a href="https://www.renttherunway.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rent the Runway</a>; swap with friends; invest in sustainable pieces that last — local zero-waste brands like <a href="https://www.grantblvd.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grant Blvd</a> and <a href="https://lobomau.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lobo Mau</a> are solid options; or make your own. Or buy vintage!</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Only Donate What Will Get Used</h4> <p>Some thrift stores send unsold merch to the landfill, so only donate items in decent condition. Business attire given to <a href="https://greaterphiladelphia.dressforsuccess.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dress for Success</a> goes directly to women needing interview-friendly ensembles. Consider online secondhand sites like <a href="https://poshmark.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Poshmark</a>. For sewing scraps, look into textile recycling companies like <a href="https://fabscrap.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fabscrap</a>, a nonprofit that takes leftovers at its Bok Building location for $1.50 a pound.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Donate Used Blankets to Animal Shelters</h4> <p>Shelters and pet stores always need blankets, sheets and towels to keep critters warm and clean.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Upcycle Tattered Textiles</h4> <p>Got goods too worn to be donated, such as sheets or towels? Wax creative and use them inside your home. Converting them into rags for cleaning is an easy way to reduce paper-towel waste.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: -15px;">Rethink Disposable Diapers</h4> <p>Let this sink in: The average newborn uses eight to 12 diapers a day. It’s worth considering cloth or single-use bamboo nappies (such as <a href="https://andypandykids.com/products/premium-bamboo-disposable-diapers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Pandy</a>), which are more biodegradable than traditional disposables. Cloth diapers can also be tough on the environment, so wash full loads in cold water and line-dry. <a href="https://thenestinghouse.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nesting House</a> in Mount Airy offers free Cloth Diapering 101 classes for curious parents.</p> <p> </p> <p><span class="c-mrkdwn__highlight"><i data-stringify-type="italic">Published</i></span><i data-stringify-type="italic"> as “Reduce. Reuse. 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