Did you know Americans create 23% more waste during the holidays?
But we don’t have to! This green holiday guide will help you have a meaningful, waste-free holiday season.
2021 Eco-Cycle Holiday Guide
What's inside:
Page 1: Ways to go for Zero Waste this Holiday Season
Page 2: Holiday Item Recycling Info for Boulder County
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>> 2021 Eco-Cycle Holiday Guide
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NEW: What to do with boxes, packaging, mailers, and more!
>> NEW Eco-Cycle Guidelines for Packing & Mail
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Approximately 1.5 billion cards are sent over the holiday season in the U.S., which requires 300,000 new trees to be harvested per year. Hallmark and Discovery Planet Green
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About 40% of all battery sales in the U.S. occur during the holiday season. EPA, Reducing Holiday Waste
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Holiday lights in U.S. use more than 2.2 million mega-watt hours (MWh) of electricity every holiday season, enough electricity to run more than 173,000 homes for a year. Eco-Cycle calculation based on Energy Star study and EPA equivalency factors
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There are approximately 33 million live holiday trees sold in the U.S. every year. EPA, Reducing Holiday Waste
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Americans estimate they will spend an average of $764 on Christmas gifts in 2011. Gallup Poll, November 2011
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40% of Americans start their holiday shopping before Halloween. National Retail Federation, Holiday FAQs
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More than 3 in 4 Americans wish that holidays were less materialistic. Nearly 9 in 10 believe that holidays should be more about family and caring for others, not giving and receiving gifts. Center for a New American Dream, Simplify the Holidays
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In the past 50 years, humans have consumed more resources than in all previous history. EPA, Sustainable Materials Management: The Road Ahead
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