We all love to party, don’t we? But throwing big parties also means a lot of waste at the end of the day. With all the food waste, disposable utensils and wrapping paper in your trash, how can you call yourself an eco-conscious consumer? Throwing an eco-friendly house party may seem impossible, but in fact, there are plenty of eco-friendly choices you can make. Here are 5 ways you can throw an eco-friendly party:
1. Use Environmental Friendly Decorations
Balloons and other fancy plastic decorations can be fun, but they are not recycled and can take an incredibly long time to decompose. Similarly, plastic table covers and paper banners may be convenient but are wasteful. Instead of banners and balloons, make the decorations from your own recyclable or reusable materials at home. You can purchase a party themed table cloth which you can reuse it every time you host a party. You can also make party hats using old cardboard, construction paper or even with a cloth. Get creative with your decorations while making sure none of it harms the environment.
2. Send invitations through the internet
Instead of printing out invitations on expensive papers and sending them out to each guest, you can send the invitation through social media platforms like Whatsapp, Facebook, E-mail or Instagram. This saves paper waste and ensures that all your guests get an invitation to the party. You can also personalize your online invitations with a few of your editing skills. Not only will you be saving some money, but you will also be consuming less waste. It’s a win-win for all. With a simple use of your smartphone, you can invite everyone without wasting a drop of printing ink.
3. Cook just enough
Food waste is real, and it often begins with not knowing how many guests will show up. Not having enough food to feed everyone is a host’s worst nightmare, so you cook an extra course out of fear of leaving your guests hungry. Be mindful about the amount of food you prepare. It is not that hard to plan for the food you need; think of how many adults will be there, how many kids, and plan accordingly. If you end up with leftovers, you can always eat them the next day. If you are left with too much food put them in biodegradable paper bowls or eco-friendly disposable boxes and hand them to your guests.
4. Reuse Old Wrapping Paper for Gifts
Do not spend a dime on expensive wrapping paper because it will simply go to waste. To wrap gifts for guests or to your party host, you can reuse any old wrapping paper lying around the house. Next time you get a gift, make certain that you open your gifts carefully so that you can save the wrapping for future use. You can even stick together different pieces of wrapping paper to create a wrapping around the gift. If you don’t have any time to wrap the gift, you always have newspapers lying around. After all, judging gifts by its wrapping paper was never a thing.
5. Use eco-friendly disposable plates and biodegradable disposable glasses
There are not many who like the idea of all the cleanup that using real cutlery entails. Steel plates are not fancy enough for a party, ceramic plates have to be cleaned up every carefully, which no one wished to do and plastic plates create a lot of waste. With plastic plates come plastic cups and cutlery, which can be very wasteful. If you are hosting a party, eco-friendly disposable tray, disposable wooden spoons and biodegradable disposable glasses should be your first choice.
Ecoware, the largest sustainable packaging company in India offers a wide range of sugarcane bagasse plates, eco-friendly disposable cups, compostable catering trays, eco-friendly disposable cutlery and many more eco-friendly products which you can order for your house party. You can buy bio-degradable tableware from ecoware.in and make your parties eco-friendly.
