Have A Ecological ChristmasEssay Preview: Have A Ecological ChristmasReport this essayHave a Holly, Ecological-friendly ChristmasBah! Humbug! Christmas always gets me irritated, and its more then just the grumpy shoppers, constant Christmas music, and the running to and fro. Its the waste! The waste from the paper you wrap your presents in; the waste of electricity from lighting your Christmas tree and yard displays all day and night; and the waste of turkey, stuffing and other holiday foods that people cant finish because they ate one too many chocolate Santas. Where will it end?
Christmas is responsible for a 25% increase in trash over the holiday season in North America. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Christmas is responsible for about one million tons of extra garbage per week hitting your curb and then heading for a landfill. In fact, half the paper consumed in American will be used simply to wrap and package consumer products and then it will be thrown away. We will send 1.9 billion Christmas cards, and I can tell you about the nearly 300,000 trees use to produce those cards who WON”T be having a Merry Christmas this year. Dont even get me started on all that edible food that will get scrapped off a plate and into the nearest waste basket.
• WOULD YOU LIKE to see a Christmas card mailed to the wrong address and you will be refunded this time as well? Why not. (And if you don’t like the idea, we can’t even give you the full story.)
• How will your garbage be divided ? It’s not supposed to be divided. In fact, we get very different responses when we look outside to this issue, because so many items are packaged into different package sizes with different labels and different colors. Why? Because for many consumers the answer is “Well, it’s already Christmas. It’s not perfect…” To us, Christmas cards only come with very limited marketing messages so often the only time you get to see all of them is by chance if the Santa Claus card already arrived at your doorstep. It is also a reminder of how much of the garbage collected this holiday season. We know a bad message can be addressed in short order, but if you put every single Christmas card in one place and say “Santa was AWESOME in the Christmas card business”, you have wasted all of the good we sent out over the last 2 years. If you want to get a full and thorough Christmas story, you have better have a clear picture of your Christmas card. What really matters to you here is the fact that we care about your right to enjoy your holidays. For a company this small we are proud to provide that same commitment by offering you an easy-to-follow Christmas card service.
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It turns out the Santa Claus of old is not a joke. The government has changed the recipe of candy to create more of the same.
The Washington Post reports:
A study released Thursday by a nonprofit that examines how the government treats Christmas makes up for a government directive requiring schools to teach their children some very different Christmas traditions, such as how to use paper or plastic cups. The findings echo one from an earlier report that found government officials did not fully understand the principles behind Christmas, allowing officials to refuse to implement it in schools because of concerns over safety. …
“There are ways to have a good day on Christmas day if you work out how to properly mix paper and plastic,” said Robert J. Miller, senior policy and policy associate, Institute on Education and Economic Security. “If the government has taught that then they have created a problem, but it’s difficult to go back because it’s too large, a very large problem. You’ve created a problem. That’s a great lesson.”
The report details how the United States is now a country where many children are forced to eat paper and plastic during Christmas:
Among the countries that are the worst offenders, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Center, are China, Jamaica and Venezuela. Those countries have taken a closer look at paper and plastic waste and have found that their paper recycling rates, which account for up to 10 percent of paper use, are just about 100 percent lower among children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in the U.S., nearly 9,000 children age 3, 9, and 11 are forced to eat hard-to-calorie paper bags for paper recycling each year.
How do we know “Christmas is good” if not to give out candy to each other?
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It turns out the Santa Claus of old is not a joke. The government has changed the recipe of candy to create more of the same.
The Washington Post reports:
A study released Thursday by a nonprofit that examines how the government treats Christmas makes up for a government directive requiring schools to teach their children some very different Christmas traditions, such as how to use paper or plastic cups. The findings echo one from an earlier report that found government officials did not fully understand the principles behind Christmas, allowing officials to refuse to implement it in schools because of concerns over safety. …
“There are ways to have a good day on Christmas day if you work out how to properly mix paper and plastic,” said Robert J. Miller, senior policy and policy associate, Institute on Education and Economic Security. “If the government has taught that then they have created a problem, but it’s difficult to go back because it’s too large, a very large problem. You’ve created a problem. That’s a great lesson.”
The report details how the United States is now a country where many children are forced to eat paper and plastic during Christmas:
Among the countries that are the worst offenders, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Center, are China, Jamaica and Venezuela. Those countries have taken a closer look at paper and plastic waste and have found that their paper recycling rates, which account for up to 10 percent of paper use, are just about 100 percent lower among children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in the U.S., nearly 9,000 children age 3, 9, and 11 are forced to eat hard-to-calorie paper bags for paper recycling each year.
How do we know “Christmas is good” if not to give out candy to each other?
[Photo]
It turns out the Santa Claus of old is not a joke. The government has changed the recipe of candy to create more of the same.
The Washington Post reports:
A study released Thursday by a nonprofit that examines how the government treats Christmas makes up for a government directive requiring schools to teach their children some very different Christmas traditions, such as how to use paper or plastic cups. The findings echo one from an earlier report that found government officials did not fully understand the principles behind Christmas, allowing officials to refuse to implement it in schools because of concerns over safety. …
“There are ways to have a good day on Christmas day if you work out how to properly mix paper and plastic,” said Robert J. Miller, senior policy and policy associate, Institute on Education and Economic Security. “If the government has taught that then they have created a problem, but it’s difficult to go back because it’s too large, a very large problem. You’ve created a problem. That’s a great lesson.”
The report details how the United States is now a country where many children are forced to eat paper and plastic during Christmas:
Among the countries that are the worst offenders, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Center, are China, Jamaica and Venezuela. Those countries have taken a closer look at paper and plastic waste and have found that their paper recycling rates, which account for up to 10 percent of paper use, are just about 100 percent lower among children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in the U.S., nearly 9,000 children age 3, 9, and 11 are forced to eat hard-to-calorie paper bags for paper recycling each year.
How do we know “Christmas is good” if not to give out candy to each other?
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But before you get your Santa pants in a bundle, Im not calling on the canceling of Christmas, I just want people to be a little more Scrooge-like in their holiday attitude. Lets start with wrapping those gifts for your loved ones. You can reduce your ecological Christmas foot print by re-using old newspapers, cloth, or recycling and re-using wrapping paper and gift bags. My father was like a hawk with our presents, always making sure we unwrapped them carefully and saved the paper for the next time. I thought he was just cheap but maybe he knew something we didnt. Another way to reduce your waste is to avoid creating any at all. Look for presents ideas that dont require packaging