<div class="page plain article green CUST_font_112 pid_126150 page-126150"> <div class="background"> </div> <article> <header> <div class="container"> <h1> Produce No Waste </h1> <div class="summary"> <p><strong>“Waste not, want not” or “A stitch in time saves nine”</strong></p> </div> <p class="byline">Deb Hart-Serafini</p> </div><!--container--> </header> <section> <div class="container"> <img src="/imageLibrary/iced-coffee-410323_1280.jpg" class="main_image"> <p isrender="true">Many people are familiar with the "R"s- Reduce, Recycle, Reuse and Recover, but one other is overlooked. The most important "R" is <em isrender="true">Refuse</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" isrender="true">. The first step in producing less waste or no waste is to refuse. A simple practice that illustrates this concept is the use of paper and plastic products in coffee shops. How many of us make it a habit to always carry a mug with us so that we can forego a plastic or paper cup when we have our morning coffee? If you buy just one cup of coffee or tea in a disposable cup every day, you’ll end up creating about <strong>23 lbs of waste in one year</strong>.<span class="redactor-invisible-space" isrender="true"> This is just one simple example, but it illustrates that anyone can make a contribution and begin thinking and acting on the permaculture principles.</span></span></p><p isrender="true"><span class="redactor-invisible-space" isrender="true"><a href="http://www.carryyourcup.org/get-the-facts">Take the Pledge to Carry Your Cup!</a><br></span></p><p isrender="true"><span class="redactor-invisible-space" isrender="true"><br></span></p><p><br></p><p isrender="true"><br></p><p isrender="true"><br></p> </div><!--container--> </section> </article> </div><!-- page-->