Make sure that beautiful holiday tree meets an organic end, plan ahead and recycle your tree.
Many communities offer curbside pick up of trees, others have drop off locations or wood chipping services. But most communities only collect trees during a specific time period. If you miss it, your tree will wind up in a landfill where even the most natural trash is unlikely to decompose. Figure out now where and when to recycle your tree.
Skip the crowds, the long lines and the search for parking by shopping online. Not only is it more convenient, it's more efficient. And the ease of online ordering will sooth a few frazzled nerves. Or consider giving something that won't end up cluttering the closet like a fun activity, subscription, cooking class, service, trip or something edible.
Here are a few of our favorite websites for unique, sustainable and fun gifts. Don't delay, find that perfect green gift now and select ground shipping -- it's six times more efficient than overnight air shipping which means less pollution.
From choosing a tree to lighting up the night, it's easy to make your holiday a little greener without skimping on the holiday spirit. Whether your tree is real, artificial or a cone-shaped art object, you can decorate more sustainably this season with energy-efficient lights and natural, reusable materials.
This season, make your table as green as your tree. Create a memorable centerpiece, choose more sustainable dishes, find the perfect wine and reduce the waste so that you can enjoy the feast, family and friends even more.
Each year, 19 billion catalogs are mailed to American consumers. If your mailbox is stuffed with catalogs you never open, a new free service can clear out the clutter. Catalogchoice.org lets you select the catalogs you don't want to receive and within 10 weeks, your mailbox will be empty of unwanted catalogs.
An emptier mailbox means less pollution, less waste and less of the emissions that cause global warming. Over 53 million trees are consumed each year to produce paper catalogs. The production of all those catalogs results in 56 billion gallons of wastewater. And when all those catalogs are thrown out it's approximately 4.1 million tons of waste, equal to the annual waste of 2 million households.
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