Household waste increases by 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. In the United States, trash from wrapping paper and shopping bags totals 4 million tons.
-Fact taken from Real Simple Magazine, December 2007.
Some Ideas to cut down on the holiday waste:
*Use reusable bags or totes for all of your shopping. I like to store my bags in the car so I don't forget to take them with me.
*Wrap with less impact. Use wrapping paper or tissue made from post-consumer waste. Paper or fabric gift bags also look festive and can be used again and again.
*During gift giving, have a few bags set out for sorting ribbons and bows, gift bags, and wrapping paper. The ribbons, bows, and gift bags can be reused and the gift wrap recycled.
*Try giving a few gifts without gift wrap. Certain gifts will look perfect tied with a simple ribbon.
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