For Residents ~ Sustainable Princeton’s plans for sustainability ~ Steps Towards A Zero Princeton Get Princeton to 50% by 2016 Beginner For those just beginning to think about Imagine a Princeton where nothing is sent to : where everything is recycled, reused or composted. We can make this happen, and it all starts with the first step. Don’t forget to BYoBag Pack lunches in reusable Recycle 1’s and 2’s in Whether you’re a beginner or an when shopping bins containers and bags expert of waste reduction, here are some things you can do to For those looking to step up their waste help make Princeton a leader in Intermediate reduction game the Zero Waste movement. Let’s start by reducing Princeton’s landfill waste 50% Garage Sale by 2016.

Stop buying Join the curbside Shop garage sales and thrift bottled water organic waste program stores before buying new Did You Know? For those trying to incorporate Zero Waste At the current rate we produce Advanced principles into all aspects of their lives waste, the landfill will be full by approximately 2030: after which we’d have to send our waste to another landfill that could be Join one of our local several hundred miles away. Leave grass clippings and Community Supported leaves on your lawn in your backyard Agriculture farms Princeton is the first in the state of to offer curbside For those looking to advance the Zero Waste organic waste pickup. In 2013, Expert Movement beyond just themselves 450 tons of organic waste were diverted from our landfill, saving You are cordially invited the greenhouse gas equivalent of DO NOT USE to driving over 260,000 miles in my Zero Waste Event an average car, or the emissions from Encourage local Host a Zero-Waste 15 years of elecricity use for an Stop using disposable, restaurants or businesses event to educate single-use to go Zero Waste others average home.

to learn more about how to work towards Zero Waste, visit us at: sustainableprinceton.org/residents-waste More Zero Waste Steps for Residents

Beginner Make the switch from -Buy in bulk @ Whole Earth, Online Resources disposable to reusable Whole Foods or elsewhere Mobile Apps: -Carry a reusable water bottle- -Buy solid soap (Whole Earth sells -Mercer County’s My Waste App everywhere!!! lovely ones) - App that provides details -Buy a reusable cofee filter (NOT Go Paperless about neighborhood waste disposable Pods) OR compost -Go to the Federal Trade collection paper filters! Commission website to opt out -iRecycle -Don’t use disposable air of junk mail - App for finding local places fresheners — consider buying -Use rags made from old clothes to recycle various materials a houseplant instead! and towels- ban paper towels! Websites: Buy products with less -File your taxes, buy tickets & -Princeton FreeCycle packaging pay bills electronically - Gifting group for free items -Bring your own bags to the -Print double sided for and recycling produce section - $ of at the Buy biodegradable bags at Ace -Central NJ Craigslist register!!! Hardware or McCafrey’s for: - Listing service for selling -Shop at the Princeton Farmers’ - Home garbage and finding preowned items Market on Thursday in Hinds - Curbside Organics program -Earth 911 Plaza or go to the Jersey Fresh -Pet waste - Ofers online recycling website to find more markets resources

Intermediate Go the extra mile - make your Recycle your -Recycle or refill empty printer own, bring your own, reuse and e-waste — see list below cartridges. Search for refillable -Liven up tap water with fruit Buy seasonal fruits and ink cartridges online instead of buying soda vegetables Repurpose or reuse bottles Eliminate as many disposable -Turn household paper into - Stop buying plastic water products as possible from notepaper before recycling bottles..period. BYOBottle! your household -Reuse jelly jars, mailing Bring your own mug to cofee -Use cloth napkins in the house envelopes, bubble wrap... shops. Small World Cofee, -Buy a battery charger and switch -Host a clothes, toy and sports Terra Momo Bread Co., and to rechargeable batteries equipment exchange at school others give discounts or with friends! Local Resources Advanced Thrift Shops and Consignment -Jane Adopt a long-term mindset -Join a Community Supported 7 Spring St., Princeton when shopping and buying Farm for fresh veggies -Greene Street Consignment products -Can and freeze foods for the 162 Nassau St., Princeton -Avoid “Fast” fashion and buy winter -Nearly New Shop products that are made to last -Make your own cleaning 234 Nassau St. #1, Princeton -Shop and eat only seasonal products..vinegar plus -Plato’s Closet vegetables anything does wonders! 660 Nassau Park Blvd., Princeton Make a veggie and herb ! garden plant a fruit tree Recycle More through -Whole Foods -Green Design Expert -Princeton River Road Convenience Get involved in or start a local -Encourage Princeton ofcials to Center zero waste campaign support zero-waste policies -Best Buy E-waste (, -Volunteer at zero-waste events -Work with your child’s school to phones, etc) -Host a zero waste pot luck for organize zero-waste events -MCIA Hazardous Waste and E-Waste neighbors and friends -Join Sustainable Princeton’s -Princeton Recycling -Write a letter to the editor about waste committee! importance of zero waste ! August 2014 For more information go to: SustainablePrinceton.org