December 2018
Its that time of year again! You know the one. When special music, decorations, and good food make you smile. When good deeds are done, and cheer is in the air. Christmas, the season of giving. This is a favorite time of year for most people. Many enjoy giving and especially getting presents. Gift giving makes it easy to buy too much and then a little more. There are plenty of sales in the stores and online. A good deal is hard to pass up. But it is time to check our habits. Some facts 1 : Americans trash 25% more waste during the holiday season (Thanksgiving to New Year) than any other time of year totaling 25 million tons of garbage. The 2.65 billion Christmas cards sold each year in the U.S. could fill a football field 10 stories high. If each family in America wrapped just 3 presents in re-used material it would safe enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields. Those are some baffling numbers. It is easy to get carried away in the decorating, gift giving, and card sending. Bu...