PET, which stands for polyethylene terephthalate, is a form of polyester that is often molded into plastic bottles and containers for packaging foods and beverages. Fun fact: if you recycle 14 20-ounce PET bottles, that’s enough recycled polyester to be
In 2020, Californians recycled an average of 49,185,201 beverage containers each day. Keep it up California! Learn more about recycling in our High Desert and Mountain communities by visiting: https://www.urecycle.org.
Provide a meal for Monarch butterflies with this perennial sub-shrub that thrives in our High Desert and Mountain environments. Low-water gardening is an easy way we can conserve our natural resources and beautify our community. Learn more about xeriscaping on the AWAC website:
Happy new year from all of us at the Mojave Desert and Mountain Authority. We will continue to work hard for you in 2022 planning and implementing recycling, composting, reuse, and zero waste programs in the High Desert area. Learn more about us
There are so many fun, zero-waste ways to wrap gifts. Have you considered: – Paper bags – Decorate and personalize (a great project for kids!) – Fabric – Use thrift store scarves or fabric scraps – Original Box – Some
Rather than more “stuff” for Christmas, consider giving the gift of yum! Who doesn’t love cookies baked just for you? If you’re not up for baking yourself, support a local bakery and help a small business this holiday season.
Now more than ever it’s important for us to support local small businesses. Not only is it good for the environment, it will help boost the economy in our community, and support our friends and neighbors.
Americans generate 23% more waste in December than in other months of the year. That breaks down to each person generating 36 more pounds of waste than usual during the holiday month. What steps can you take reduce, reuse, and
More than 2.6 billion Christmas cards are sold each year in the U.S. That’s enough to fill a football field 10 stories high! If we each sent one card less, we’d save 50,000 cubic yards of paper. So how about
Don’t let scrumptious holiday food go to waste! Ask your guests to bring leftover containers so they can take home your delicious food and reduce the amount of food waste going into our landfills.