Circular Calgary

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For Day 10 of 12 we are talking about feasting! Who doesn't enjoy a good meal? Well many people may not realize that you can make your dinners more circular just by doing a little bit of proactive planning such as making sure to buy from local producers and focus on food that is in season. You can also limit your food waste by doing some portion calculations ahead to minimize the amount of leftovers and hopefully limit the amount of food that may just get thrown out. If you do have leftovers, making sure you have to-go containers for people to take leftovers home and composting anything that does go bad are things to consider. And some obvious choices are to not use plastic cutlery, cups and paper plates as that will certainly add unwanted waste to your celebration. What other ideas do you have for making feasting more circular? Let us know in the comments!

Day 6 of our 12 days of circularity is around trees and other plants. If you celebrate the season with a tree, there are options for how to make your holiday more circular, either by using a live tree or plant that can be enjoyed after the season is over, a locally grown option can also be better, and using natural decorations, similar to what we talked about in Day 2, are great choices. If you are not able to use a live tree or plant, you can look at artificial options, but just remember that love things last, so make sure to pick something durable that can be used year after year rather than thrown out prematurely. One option I do for our household, is use the same wooden cutout tree and decorate it with the same ornaments and lights I've had year after year. Share your own ideas around making your tree and plant options more circular in the comments below!