Green Bar and Bat Mitzvahs

The average life-milestone party, like a wedding or Bar Mitzvah produces 600 pounds of waste and that's before you begin to address the issue of things that are not considered "waste" but end up in drawers or are rarely re-used.

That's why more and more people of the Jewish faith are looking for ways to make their Mitzvahs more sustainable.

There are a growing number of planners and websites providing services in this area like GreenMitzvot.com.

For any of these life-milestone parties, your first focal point should be on what can be eliminated or reused from previous parties and events as well as borrowed from friends and temples. After this - and only after this - one should begin to look at more sustainable consumables and making alterations to aspects of the party that represent a greener approach.

In the coming months we'll be bringing you ideas for greening these life-events.

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