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A Greener Happy Holiday

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Shopping, Sustainability December 13, 2019December 13, 2019Carbon Footprint, Christmas, Christmas tree, decorating, DIY, festivus, gifts, hanukkah, holiday shopping, holidays, home made, kwaanza, presents, Recycling, reusing, Sustainability, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, upcycle

Two packages, one small and one larger, wrapped in simple brown paper and tied with red and white bakery string. Finished with pin sprigs.

‘Tis the season for shopping and presents, stuffing our faces and traveling to far places! But have you ever thought about how all of that holiday cheer increases your carbon footprint? Between buying, wrapping, traveling, festive lights, decorative trees, and celebrating, the end of year holidays substantially increase the amount of waste and electricity we generate which in turn, substantially increases our carbon footprints.

When going round & round in circles is a good thing

Irma Environment, Recycling, Sustainability October 29, 2019July 28, 2020circular economy, Circularity Gap Report 2019, closed loop, dell, For_Days, linear economy, Nielson Report, pollution, Recycling, reusing, Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations, VIGGA

The current linear model of resource management, based on fast production and consumption, is unsustainable in the long run. An alternative to that model, the circular economy, is restorative in essence, allowing to reuse materials at the