Amazing when you add up the nickels and dimes, you get big dollars!
We put a bottle out and I do sometimes lament the waste. (It's a nice bottle, leaf shaped.)
Our biggest waste is fruit. I try to eat the leftovers, but we have a lot of leftovers.
And I bring muffins and coffee cake to work almost every day. That's the biggest waste..
We freeze the muffins for another day and they work well. We stick about six covered in the microwave for 30 to 60 seconds.
For fruit we put in little sundae dishes on our buffet table instead of in a big bowl. Put watermelon, pineapple,etc. on bottom to fill the dish better. Or we do a yogurt parfait with fruit and granola. The guests rave about them and it saves on fruit! Also you don't have to have such a variety.
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