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Reduce and Reuse This Holiday Season

12/9/2014
Green & Technology

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Article Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2014

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​The holidays are the time we Americans create more paper and throw-away-material than at any other time of the year. This year, take steps to reduce the amount of materials that get thrown away, and make this holiday a season of recycling.

You can recycle gift boxes, Christmas trees, wrapping paper, cards, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, plastic, glass and aluminum beverage containers, and more!

Did You Know:

  • 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.*
  • If every family in the U.S. reused just 2 feet of holiday ribbon, the 38,000 miles of ribbon saved could tie a bow around the entire planet.
  • The 2.65 billion Christmas cards sold each year in the U.S. could fill a football field 10 stories high. If we each sent one card less, we’d save 50,000 cubic yards of paper.

How to Have a Greener Season

  • Use reusable shopping bags.
  • Send your holiday greetings in electronic form.
  • If you use traditional gift wrapping, avoid wrapping gifts in materials that are not recyclable or reusable, such as foil or metallic papers. Always buy recycled-content wrapping paper.
  • If you send holiday cards, buy recycled-content cards and envelopes. Or make your own cards or gift tags out of last year’s cards and the wrapping paper you saved.
  • Remove your name from the mailing list of any catalog you no longer wish to receive. Eliminate unwanted credit offers by calling 1-888-5OptOut (1-888-567-8688) or visiting www.optoutprescreen.com.
  • Reuse foam peanuts or use unbuttered popcorn for packing. Return unwanted Styrofoam packing PEANUTS to local UPS Stores. Please call before delivering.
  • Rechargeable batteries and a battery charger are a great way to cut down on the consumption of batteries.
  • Recycle your tree and wreath.

Learn more at www.holidayrecycling.com and view the Reduce and Reuse This Holiday Season video. 

* Bob Lilienfeld/The Use Less Stuff Report

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