Holiday tree decorating is often about buying more and more new ornaments. Every season I walk the aisles during the holidays and have been utterly amazed by the limitless quantity of decorations available – a billion dollar industry.
All these decorations use natural resources. When a consumer is tired of a particular ornament or decoration, they toss it out in the trash. Most of it ends up in the landfill – where the resources used to create the beautiful items end up going to waste.
The world is running out of landfill space. We need to prevent the waste. Every inch of landfill space is packed full of garbage which is re-usable or recyclable. Saving an inch can make space for trash that is not reusable. You can do this by making your own ornaments out of recycled materials.
Next time you have a holiday ornament that you no longer want, do not throw it away. Please donate it to family, friends, or a not-for-profit organization like "Goodwill" or Freecycle.org. It is easy to make a holiday difference for the environment – think and shop responsibly.
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Tags: Christmas, hannukah, holiday, ornament, recycle, reduce reuse recycle
