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Greening Up Your Holiday Season
As the holiday season inches closer, you might be thinking of ways you can make your Christmas more environmentally friendly. According to experts, we throw away about 25% more garbage during the holidays than we do at other times of the year. If you’re trying to limit your own consumption, it might be worth thinking about ways to reduce the amount of waste this Christmas season. If you think wisely about your consumption and implement the ideas right, you will probably end up saving money. Just as you can save a lot of money by tracking down business coupon at the office, you can save money by reducing your consumption.
Business software coupons are way to lower the bottom line at the office, and of course, we’re always looking for ways to save money. You can easily save money at home, by implementing several simple steps to limit your energy consumption. For example, when you hang your lights this year, put them on an automatic timer. Just run them for 4 – 5 hours, when visibility is most desirable. Once it gets late, few people will see the lights, so turn them off! Not only are you limiting your energy consumption, you’re also saving money! Replace your old, inefficient Christmas lights with new-fangled LED lights, which are much more earth friendly.
When you are shopping for out-of-towners, consider choosing smaller gifts that require minimal packaging. You could always mail gift cards or cash in a card as well, which will reduce your impact. If you are shipping something, be sure to avoid foam peanuts and Styrofoam; you probably have some kind of scrap paper or newspaper hanging around that you can shred for packaging purposes.
Bring your own shopping bag when going to the mall. It’s easy to remember to bring them to the grocery store, but you can also bring them with you when you’re shopping for other things. Or, you could consider using the first bag you get as your only bag, consolidating everything as you go along. There is no rule that you have to carry items purchased at a store in their plastic bag!
These are just a few of the ideas you can use to “green” up your holiday season! Try to get creative and think of some more great ideas.
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