
It’s holiday time again, like it or not, and this year I decided to go to a well-known national discount store chain the morning after Thanksgiving. It was an eye-opening experience, with special, one-time-only pricing on many products. These products, as well as so many others I saw, had one common theme: excessive packaging. Even if the bigger products were in cardboard boxes, the chances were that the cardboard wasn’t going to be recycled.
Holiday wastefulness is definitely troubling, but as troubling as it may be to us, it’s an entirely different kind of troubling for the planet. If mass consumption bothers you, definitely give a thought to giving “green” gifts to family and friends. It doesn’t have to mean that they get a certificate stating they helped save a whale, although that is pretty cool thing. Here, then, are some ideas for gifts you can give without feeling guilty as you fill trash bags with Styrofoam “cushioning” post-celebration:
You can find the entire article here
http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/environ...holiday-season