{"id":21634,"date":"2024-02-09T19:05:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/?p=21634"},"modified":"2025-12-15T01:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T01:42:18","slug":"feb-2024-sustainable-valentines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/feb-2024-sustainable-valentines\/","title":{"rendered":"Show the Earth Some Love This Valentine’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Make the planet your Valentine and celebrate sustainably with these tips!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Valentine’s Day traditionally comes with a lot of consumerism. Store shelves exploding with mass-produced toys, trinkets, and decor\u2014much of which will see but a brief period of use before ending up in landfills\u2014can be disheartening and feel counterproductive to Zero Waste ethics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as with most things in life, with a little ingenuity this holiday can get a Zero Waste makeover that lets its favorable parts shine\u2014such as the celebration of love for others and oneself\u2014while avoiding the more problematic aspects of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are some great sustainable options out there for how to show your loved one you care on Valentine’s Day. You can send a digital Valentine<\/a>, or shop for a cool vintage\/secondhand card at a creative reuse center (such as Art Parts<\/a> in Boulder, or ReCreative<\/a> in Denver) or neighborhood thrift store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to go a step further, getting crafty with upcycling is a great way to create meaningful, one-of-a-kind gifts your loved ones will cherish, while keeping materials like nonrecyclable papers and fabric scraps out of the landfill, and preventing the consumption emissions generated by the production of new stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch as Molly, one of Eco-Cycle\u2019s Front Desk Educators, shows how to create the perfect recycled paper card<\/a> that can be customized to any occasion or holiday. This tutorial is great for DIY beginners and craft veterans alike!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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