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that you can plant in the ground outside
after the holidays. If you decide to get a
cut tree, look for one that’s grown
sustainably and pesticide-free. Going to
Dear EarthTalk: the closest tree farm lowers the carbon
The holidays are so wasteful given all the footprint of buying a tree that was
consumerism and decorations. Do you have imported. If you want to get an artificial
any tips for making this year’s celebration tree, most experts agree that you would
less wasteful? — Shelly R., New York, NY need to reuse it for about 18 years to keep
the environmental impact lower than that
The holidays are indeed a hugely wasteful of a real tree.
time of the year, but there are many ways
we can reduce our impact and still enjoy this There are plenty of ways to decorate
special season. Note these tips for your home festively for the holiday
upcoming gift giving in the new year. seasons without being wasteful. First of
all, if you already have decorations, use
Gift wrap is a great place to start. Much of them! If you don’t, try DIYing your Sustainable Wraps
the wrap we buy in stores can’t be recycled decorations this year. You can use
because of its mixture of paper with glitter, recycled paper or salt dough to make EarthTalk® is produced by Roddy
plastic, dyes, laminate and other materials, ornaments for your tree, and collect CONTACTS: Creative Ways to Cut
so it goes straight to the landfill after we use branches, holly, and leaves outside to Your Holiday Waste, blog.epa.gov/ Scheer & Doug Moss for the 501(c)3
it once. Wrapping gifts in brown grocery create a wreath to hang on your door. 2016/12/21/creative-ways-to-cut-your- nonprofit EarthTalk. See more at https://
bags or parcel paper makes use of an Additionally, if you enjoy advent holiday-waste/; “Tis the Season...To Take emagazine.com. To donate, visit https://
everyday item that you may already have in calendars for the month of December, try out the Trash?” https:// earthtalk.org. Send questions to:
your home while keeping your wrapping investing in a reusable wooden one this www.neefusa.org/holiday-waste. question@earthtalk.org.
recyclable. Cut open paper bags from the year so that you can fill it up with your
grocery store, wrap up your present like own favorite treats, toys, or surprises for Looking for a SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY?
you would with any other kind of paper, years to come.
and tie it up using recyclable twine, paper
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sophisticated look. Go out into your small, sustainable and/or local
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