Only a few months away and Christmas will soon be here. It's the world's most awaited time of the year and certainly piles and piles of materials and food leftovers will be filling truckloads of bins right after Christmas, but it doesn't have to be that way. Here are some ways we can minimize wastage during Christmas and still have a good one with family and friends:
Use a live tree instead of a plastic one. While plastic trees can be used for more Christmases to come, makers of these do not stop churning hundreds and thousands of these at their factories every year, and they are plastic, so it's not good for the environment. Better have a live tree that's at least cheaper and totally harmless to the environment.
Send e-cards instead of the usual paper cards bought at the stores. As people used to say, it's the thought that counts. Plus, e-cards are more convenient and faster to send to family and friends. Or, if sending out a real card can't be avoided, choose to make one from old paper or thin cardboard materials and put some personalized touch in it like drawings or doodles or small pictures. Just be ...