Ten Towns • Ten Actions
Toolkit
A Resource for Rethinking Plastic Waste in Your Community
This resource includes recipes!
Is it time for deposit-return in NH?
We think so!
Principles for Reuse in EPR and DRS (NOTE: EPR = Extended Producer Responsibility and DRS = Deposit Return Systems)
Ireland’s ‘reverse vending machine’ bottle return initiative is a recycling success story
Unlocking a reuse revolution: scaling returnable packaging from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Goal of the Ten Towns · Ten Actions Toolkit
The Ten Towns • Ten Actions Toolkit is a menu of concrete actions, ready-made templates, and technical support started by ten volunteers — many of whom have already been successful in effecting change in their communities and all willing to help others rethink plastic. The goal of the Toolkit is to inspire and guide community leaders, catalysts, champions, and others in accomplishing actions toward plastic waste reduction and zero waste strategies, and also to track and celebrate the accomplishments publicly through regular, coordinated media announcements and events.
For some history, see our Ten Towns Toolkit Today Newsletters.
Click the green button below to go to the Overview Statement to learn more:
Have fun exploring the Toolkit using any of the 3 sections below.
We recommend using the Start Here section first, but that isn't required.
You can Choose a Partner and then Choose an Action, or go straight to Choose An Action.
Click the "Share Your Accomplishments" button above to complete a form with information about the action and its impact.
Directly impacted = 3,325 people
Estimated indirect impact = 13,068 individuals
= Original Ten Towns Member
Ten Towns • Ten Actions Toolkit Checklist
The Ten Towns • Ten Actions Toolkit Checklist is a quick reference tool that identifies the framework area and potential partner for each action.
To download the checklist and keep track of your own progress, hover over the top right corner to locate the download button. Once downloaded, look for the Google Sheets File menu. From there you can Make a copy to keep track of actions you complete and the date.
Be sure to let us know about your progress in the "Share Your Accomplishments" form above so we can help you celebrate your success!
Ten Towns • Ten Actions Leader Resource Team
Congrats to Beyond Plastics on its 5th Birthday!
Our own Christina Dubin, Senior Organizer for Beyond Plastics, (top left) was featured in an email on January 24th highlighting Beyond Plastics' 5th year. We are enormously proud of Christina and feel so fortunate to have her as a member of the NH Network's Plastics Working Group!