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Plastic Health Alert!
HEALTH ALERT! Hot food and beverage in plastic containers = poison in your body. Exposure to the toxic chemicals in plastic have been linked to cancer, birth defects, and endocrine system disruption (Smithsonian Magazine). K-cups, to go coffee cups, takeout containers all contain plastic or are plastic-lined. Take your own reusable containers instead. Oregon's Reusable Container Law allows restaurants to begin honoring your reusables July 1, 2024. DON'T NUKE PLASTIC! Plastic
Jan 17, 20232 min read


Where to recycle Plastic Waste in Yamhill County
Curbside: 2in x 2in or larger bottles, round containers, buckets, and rigid plant containers. No tub lids. Caps on bottles and jugs can be screwed on . No Styrofoam. No packing peanuts. No "squishy" foam. The McMinnville Recology Transfer station now collects bread bag clips, bottle caps (not lids), straws, utensils, and household batteries (not lithium rechargeable batteries). WinCo, Safeway, Fred Meyer: Bread/produce plastic bags, bubble wrap, plastic mailing envelopes. (R
Jan 9, 20231 min read


Shop Zero Waste Locally: Sustainable Rituals
Sustainable Rituals is a woman-owned store in McMinnville, Oregon which offers bulk purchasing to fill up on personal healthcare and home care items ranging from head (shampoo) to toes (household floor cleaners). They also also offer a large selection of other plastic-free home goods to help you start ditching plastic. Sustainable Rituals is a safe place for people to learn about sustainability, with no judgment. No matter what stage of transition to a more sustainable lifest
Jan 8, 20231 min read
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