| Being outside is one of the best parts about a | | | | Food and Drinks |
| summer barbeque. Therefore, it is important that | | | | The foods you decide to cook for your barbeque |
| you respect the environment so that future | | | | should not be determined by what you feel like |
| generations can have the same opportunity to enjoy | | | | eating but by what would be most convenient and |
| the outdoors that you have had. There are plenty | | | | use the least energy. For example, rather than |
| of steps that you can take to make your summer | | | | cooking your side dishes on the stove and grilling only |
| barbeque more Green, or environmentally friendly. | | | | your meat, you should use the leftover heat once |
| And anyone who has every enjoyed barbequing | | | | your meat is done or try to make room on the grill |
| outside on a beautiful day knows the importance of | | | | while the meat is cooking. Eat things that can be |
| that. | | | | cooked together. |
| Inviting People | | | | Try not to use things like tomatoes unless you have |
| We live in the digital age! There is no reason to | | | | enough people present to consume all of the tomato |
| waste paper or postage sending out traditional | | | | that is sliced. |
| invitations to your event when you could simply send | | | | Talk to Your Guests About Going Green |
| emails. Putting together creative, attractive | | | | To further avoid wasting food, ask your guests to |
| invitations is much easier on a computer than on | | | | bring their own reusable grocery bags so they can |
| paper anyhow. | | | | take home leftovers and make the most of them. |
| Supplies | | | | Additionally, it is best if you plan on having lots of |
| Recycle the containers your food comes in by | | | | guests to try to convince them to work out some |
| washing them out and keeping them for transporting | | | | kind of carpooling plan to save gasoline and reduce |
| the food you plan to eat or prepare on your picnic. | | | | pollution as much as possible. |
| Use organic cotton bags rather than disposable plastic | | | | If your guests do not already reuse shopping bags, it |
| bags to carry your things. | | | | is often easy to convince them to by giving out |
| Also, buying spudware instead of plastic ware is a | | | | organic cotton reusable bags at your barbeque. |
| great way to encourage corporations to start using | | | | Another great idea for persuading guests to |
| biodegradable materials that will not occupy space in | | | | participate in making your barbeque Greener is to get |
| dumps or harm the environment in the process of | | | | sticker labels to put on everyone's cup to reduce the |
| their production. | | | | number of cups that need to be washed as a result |
| Either use biodegradable plates and cutlery or bring | | | | of people losing track of their drinks. |
| your own plates and utensils that you can take home | | | | The key to Green living is not just doing your part, |
| and wash later. While simply throwing everything | | | | but convincing others to do the same. A function |
| away seems like a very convenient way of cleaning | | | | like a barbeque where everyone is enjoying the |
| up, dealing with the results of excessive waste will | | | | outdoors is a perfect opportunity to spread the |
| be anything but convenient for future generations. | | | | word. |