How to Have a Greener Holiday Season
Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday season than any other time of year. This extra garbage amounts to 25 million tons of trash.
Tips for a Greener Holiday Season
Use reusable shopping bag
Send your holiday greetings in electronic form. If you send cards, buy recycled -content cards or make your own cards and gift tags out of last year’s cards.
If you use traditional wrapping paper, buy recycled-content wrapping and avoid metallic papers which cannot be recycled.
Remove your name from the mailing list of any catalog that you no longer wish to receive. Eliminate unwanted credit card offers by calling 1-888-5OpOUT or visiting www.optoutprescreen.com.
Shipping a gift? Reuse foam peanuts from another package or use unbuttered popcorn for packing. Return unwanted packing peanuts to local UPS stores.
Rechargeable batteries and a battery charger are a great way to cut down on consumption.
Recycle your trees and wreaths at compost sites.
Green Gift Giving Ideas
1. Not sure what to get someone? How about a gift certificate or card.
2. Make gifts. Everyone appreciates a home-cooled meal or baked goodies.
3. Consider non-material gifts, like tickets to a sporting event, movie, concert, or play.
4. Think durable. Consider how long an item will last before you purchase.
5. Look for items made with recycled content.
Green Wrapping Ideas
1. Use creative wrapping paper substitutes, such as used blueprint paper, the Sunday comic, or the sports section for sports enthusiasts. Design your own wrapping using paper shopping bags that you have decorated.
2. Make gift boxes by wrapping tops and bottoms separately. Then reuse the boxes year after year.
3. Save bows and wrapping paper for next year.
4. Put small items in an open ornament.
5. Wrap gifts for a handyman in a toolbox; a sewing enthusiast in a fabric remnant and tie with a ribbon; a chef in a colorful kitchen towel or oven mitt; a gardener in a bucket or planter.
Tips for a Greener Holiday Season
Use reusable shopping bag
Send your holiday greetings in electronic form. If you send cards, buy recycled -content cards or make your own cards and gift tags out of last year’s cards.
If you use traditional wrapping paper, buy recycled-content wrapping and avoid metallic papers which cannot be recycled.
Remove your name from the mailing list of any catalog that you no longer wish to receive. Eliminate unwanted credit card offers by calling 1-888-5OpOUT or visiting www.optoutprescreen.com.
Shipping a gift? Reuse foam peanuts from another package or use unbuttered popcorn for packing. Return unwanted packing peanuts to local UPS stores.
Rechargeable batteries and a battery charger are a great way to cut down on consumption.
Recycle your trees and wreaths at compost sites.
Green Gift Giving Ideas
1. Not sure what to get someone? How about a gift certificate or card.
2. Make gifts. Everyone appreciates a home-cooled meal or baked goodies.
3. Consider non-material gifts, like tickets to a sporting event, movie, concert, or play.
4. Think durable. Consider how long an item will last before you purchase.
5. Look for items made with recycled content.
Green Wrapping Ideas
1. Use creative wrapping paper substitutes, such as used blueprint paper, the Sunday comic, or the sports section for sports enthusiasts. Design your own wrapping using paper shopping bags that you have decorated.
2. Make gift boxes by wrapping tops and bottoms separately. Then reuse the boxes year after year.
3. Save bows and wrapping paper for next year.
4. Put small items in an open ornament.
5. Wrap gifts for a handyman in a toolbox; a sewing enthusiast in a fabric remnant and tie with a ribbon; a chef in a colorful kitchen towel or oven mitt; a gardener in a bucket or planter.
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