One of the easiest ways to be "green" during the holidays is to reduce waste. Gift wrap is pretty, but ultimately ends up in a landfill adding to the 25 million tons of waste created during the holidays. To cut down on gift wrap (and therefore waste) choose gifts that don't need wrapping such as: Gift cards. Tickets to events. Charitable donation on Read full article »
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Seeing Red Over Poinsettias
Poinsettias along with decorated trees and Santa Claus are a mainstay of Christmas. They are bright red and green as if they were tailor made just for the holidays. But these pretty little plants are actually bad for the Earth. According to Jennifer Basye Sander and Peter Sander author of Green Christmas: How to Have a Joyous, Eco-Friendly Holiday Season, Read full article »
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Have a Green Christmas
Unfortunately for the Earth, a white Christmas is not a green Christmas. According to Green Christmas by Jennifer Basye Sander and Peter Sander, household waste increases 25% between Thanksgiving to New Year's, adding 1 million tons of waste to landfills per week! Besides waste, Christmas is a time for increased energy consumption and carbon emissions from travel as well. Using the Read full article »
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