Visiting The Zero Waste Fair

I visited the Zero Waste Day fair at the New Paltz recycling center. They had various activities and demonstrations which show us how to reduce the amount of waste that goes to the land fill.

This is an annual event which they hope to grow in order to make people more aware of the amount of usable waste that they dump into the landfills.

Laura, the owner, and Gia were kind enough to personally show me around.

The land fills are being loaded up with garbage by the ton each day. Behind the recycling center is a 14 acre mound which was a landfill in the past. This is always off gassing and leaching out liquid waste.

Laura has been studying ways to reduce the amount of waste that goes to the landfill by recycling and reusing anything possible.

Even food has been getting sent to the landfill. Food which is perfectly useful although the sell by date is past. They are looking into ways to use the food rather than see it get buried underground.

I was shown various stands and demonstrations on organic gardening, composting organic waste, a vegetable oil car and more.

Gia demonstrated how you can clean the drains in your sink using only vinegar and baking soda. This is a safe and environmentally friendly way to clean your sink. There are no special measurements an even children can do it.

There was a live band and activities for the children. Some of the children's activities were quite interesting for adults as well.

We looked at how to compost vegetable material which can be used to fertilize your garden. Even the composter itself was recycled. When you look at it, you may recognize the McDonalds kids play tunnel which was saved from being thrown away and turned into something useful.

You can find the New Paltz recycling center and learn more about their ideas and initiatives here: http://www.newpaltzreuse.org

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