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Green CelebrationsA program of Reclaim Your Holidays,
an initiative to help Iowans create more meaningful celebrations and reduce ecological
footprints
Susan Salterbergwith Kristi Cooper
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Green CelebrationsSession 1:
Rethinking Holiday Celebrations Session 2:
Simplifying Gift-Giving, Food & Gatherings Session 3:
Taking Green Celebrations/RYHs to Your Community
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Rethinking Holiday CelebrationsGoal: To deepen your understanding of the…1) ecological impact of
consumption 2) relationship between
life satisfaction and “stuff”
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Rethinking Holiday CelebrationsOnce basic needs are met, happiness is achieved through such things as engaging in activities of interest to us & spending time with friends and family.
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Welcome
State your first name and something you love in the natural world completing the sentence:
“I love…”
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Waste Hierarchy
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RecyclingRe-
process material
to a make another product
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ReuseUse
product in
original form, but in
new way.
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Reduce
What is it???
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Reduce
Reduce consumer use of materials Reduce material use in
product manufacture Decrease toxicity Increase useful life
(durability, repair-ability)
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ReduceReduced (or more efficient) consume
r use of materials
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ReduceReduced material use in product manufacture
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ReduceDecreased
toxicity
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ReduceIncreased
useful life through
durability and repair-
ability
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ReductionPrevents the generation of waste. It’s the preferred—but often-overlooked—strategy.
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Yet, the hierarchy has its limitations. “Reduction” suggests “consuming less,” but “consuming better” may sometimes be preferred.
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
The hierarchy has its limitations.Production and consumption are far more important needs to address than disposal.
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Sustainable ConsumptionConsuming less and consuming better prevent waste.
Sustainable consumption also prevents air and water pollution, loss of soil & loss of natural resources, including fossil fuels.
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Resources that Introduce “Stuff” & Consumption • George Carlin video• Cartoon of drawers in staircase
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Resources that Enlighten about Ecological Impacts of Consumption
• Waste Hierarchy PowerPoint slides • Life Cycle of the Phone video
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Indicate level of Agreement/Disagreement (6 point scale):
Our country would be better off if we all consumed less(National Sample N=1500 March 2009 Yale Cultural Cognition Project)
25
5
25
6
30
10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Agree Disagree
Slightly
Moderately
Strongly
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Some places consume less, yet life satisfaction is higher
Income/Emissions/Life Satisfaction Compared
$468
00
$279
20
$606
0
$423
60
$475
80
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3.3(
t)
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t)
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(t)19
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)
7.9
7.88.
5
7.5
7.4
USA Oregon CostaRica
NewZealand
Sweden
Income ($US)
Emissions (ton/capita)
Life Satisfaction Index
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The Best Things in Life
What life experiences have made you feel totally alive and vibrant?
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Memories at Holidays & CelebrationsWrite down three times of deep joy and satisfaction in conjunction with “family” at holidays or other celebrations.
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Memories…Choose one memory and describe:• What were you doing?• Who were you with?• What parts were most energizing/joyous?• Were there material things essential to making this experience possible? If so, what were they?• What, if anything, prevents you from repeating this experience or others like it?
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Americans think these changes would be “a good thing”1)More emphasis on family life.2)Having to learn new skills and
self-reliance.3)Reduction in individual
consumption levels.
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Rethinking Holiday CelebrationsGoal: To deepen your understanding of the…1) ecological impact of
consumption 2) relationship between
life satisfaction and “stuff”
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Citations• Slide 6: Cartoon reprinted with permission of the Bill Knowlton estate• Slide 7 & 16 (Waste hierarchy illustration): http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waste_hierarchy.svg• Slides 8-15 (Recycle, Reuse, Reduce definitions): Decision Maker’s Guide to Solid Waste
Management, Volume II, (EPA 530-R-95-023), 1995. Retrieved 10/1/12 at http://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/municipal/dmg2/chapter5.pdf, page 5-2
• Slides 17 & 18 (Hierarchy): David Allaway, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality• Slide 22 (We’d be better off if we consumed less): PolicyInteractive Research, Eugene,
Oregon www.policyinteractive.org• Slide 23 (Life satisfaction slide): PolicyInteractive Research, Eugene, Oregon
www.policyinteractive.org. Data from Income: Per Capita World Bank 2008 estimate (Atlas Method); Emissions: Tons CO2/capita World Resources Institute (Source: Nationmaster); Life Satisfaction:: Life Satisfaction Index Gallup World Survey 2008 (Source: World Database of Happiness)
• Slides 24-26 (Memories): Burch, Mark A., 2012. The Simplicity Exercises: A Sourcebook for Simplicity Educators. The Simplicity Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
• Slide 27 (Changes would be a “good thing”): Policy Interactive Research, Eugene, Oregon, December 2009, 403 participants (MOE 4.9%); www.policyinteractive.org.
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Special thanks for funding…The Resource Enhancement and
Protection Conservation Education Program &
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Alternatives Program
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Green Celebrations A program of Reclaim Your HolidaysSusan Salterberg, [email protected] for Energy & Environmental Education, University of Northern Iowa
In partnership with
Kristi Cooper, [email protected] Iowa State University Extension