Amy Speare of Zero Waste Arlington submitted the following New Year's resolutions about waste. The group is an advocacy and education-focused town committee, working at both the local and state levels to effect change and reduce our waste. Follow Zero Waste Arlington on Facebook or visit its website.
Protecting the environment will take collective and long-term action, but every individual has the power to make small daily decisions to reduce their individual amount of waste, which will also help protect our planet. We need to go beyond the 3Rs and practice these five Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Rot, Recycle.
In 2023, challenge yourself to adopt one (or more!) of our suggestions below to fight back against the environmental foes: consumerism and disposability.
