Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday period than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or about 1 million extra tons per week, so be sure to recycle that wrapping paper (unless it’s a metallic paper) along with all your [...]
Go Green with your holiday gifts! Did you know? Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday period than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or about 1 million extra tons per week. What you can do: 1. Consider buying or [...]
Pack Waste-Free Lunches Did you know? It is estimated that a school-age child using a disposable lunch generates 67 pounds of waste per school year, on average. That equates to 9.3 tons of lunch waste for just one average-size elementary school. What you can do: On days when your child packs a lunch, make it [...]
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