Dreaming of a trashy Christmas
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and unfortunately, to toss also out a lot of trash.
In the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, American households generate 25% more waste. That’s about 1 million extra tons of trash each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
That includes everything from food to wrapping paper, holiday decorations, packaging, and old cellphones and laptops that are unceremoniously dumped as soon as the latest models emerge from under the Christmas tree.
“The holiday season is especially important for us because all of the festivities, gift giving and traveling does create a lot more waste than at other times of the year,” said Jennifer Berry, spokeswoman with Scottsdale, Arizona-based Earth911.
“People get so caught up in the fun that they forget about the environmental impact of these activities,” said Berry.
Earth911 provides local resources about recycling centers as well as tips on how to recycle and pollution prevention. It has a large network of over 127,000 programs nationwide.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/16/news/economy/holiday_trash/
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