Here's more great eco-friendly holiday tips from Babara Lucks and the City of Springfield's Public Works Department.
Food waste from Halloween through New Year's is the highest of any time during the year.
- Before you prepare holiday meals, take a head count and adjust the amount of food accordingly to avoid waste.
- Be creative with left-overs.
- Dispose of grease properly so it doesn't create sewer line problems.
- Never pour grease down the drain.
- Pour grease into a metal or glass container and place in the trash. A lid is required on a container holding liquid grease. Containers of solid grease do not need a lid.
- Scrape food and grease from dishes and pans prior to washing.
- To receive a copy of the "Fat-Free Sewers" brochure, contact Randy Lyman, Public Works Department, Sanitary Services Division, 417-864-1921.
On Monday, we'll write the third post of this series about holiday trash.
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