{"id":1673,"date":"2014-12-04T18:18:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T18:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recycletorrance.org\/?p=1673"},"modified":"2017-12-18T21:22:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T21:22:00","slug":"green-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/recycletorrance.org\/green-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a &#8216;Green&#8217; Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: green;\">Christmas is a time of giving!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This year try giving back to the environment by reducing the impact of the holiday season. In fact, Americans produce about 1 million extra tons of trash around the holidays, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Having a <span style=\"color: green;\">&#8216;Green&#8217;<\/span> Christmas is not about going without; it&#8217;s about using your imagination to show extra care for the environment during the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a couple of simple tips on having a <span style=\"color: green;\"> \u2018Green\u2019 <\/span>Christmas, this year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame green\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: brown;\">Homemade gifts, cards, and decorations!<\/span><\/strong> When it comes to cards, gift tags, and wrapping, there is a lot of waste involve.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"list check\">\n<li>Making your own gifts at Christmas time is an excellent way of ensuring they&#8217;re eco-friendly and well within budget<\/li>\n<li>There are an infinite number of possibilities, with a bit of creativity and imagination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"frame green\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: brown;\">Alternatives to wrapping paper!<\/span><\/strong> In the US, the annual trash from gift-wrap and shopping bags totals over 4 million tons.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"list check\">\n<li>Use environmentally friendly wrapping paper<\/li>\n<li>Avoid buying glossy foil or metallic wrapping paper<\/li>\n<li>Reuse gift-wrap where possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"frame green\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: brown;\">Low impact of holiday lighting!<\/span><\/strong> A smaller presentation of lights can still be attractive and can lower your electricity bill during the holidays.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"list check\">\n<li>Use LED lights to decorate the outside and lighting the Christmas tree<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the size of outdoor and indoor lighting displays<\/li>\n<li>Turn tree lights and outdoor house decorative lighting on at bedtime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"frame green\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: brown;\">Choose a live tree!<\/span><\/strong> Although plastic Christmas trees are reusable from year to year, real trees are the more sustainable choice.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"list check\">\n<li>When Christmas passes, the tree is 100% biodegradable and recyclable <strong>(Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torranceca.gov\/our-city\/public-works\/christmas-tree-recycling\">City of Torrance website<\/a> for more information on Christmas tree recycling in Torrance)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Old trees can be turned into wood chips to use in compost and mulch to further nourish your soil<\/li>\n<\/ul><br \/>\n<figure class=\"full-width-mobile \" style=\"width: 674px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/recycletorrance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/iStock_000004322305Medium.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" title=\"\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"responsive wp-image-1683\" src=\"\/\" data-src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/iStock_000004322305Medium.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is a time of giving! 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