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According to the EPA waste increases by nearly 25% between Thanksgiving and New Years- accounting for a million tons per week of additional garbage.  Let that sink in a little bit- one MILLION tons per week!!! Most of this is wrapping, bows, boxes, gift bags, etc.  YIKES!!!!!!!!! Unfortunately most gift wrap cannot be recycled- only […]

Last week we looked at the new “R” in the reduce, reuse, recycle phrase of “refuse.”  This week we’re going to talk about “recycle.”  This whole “Waste Less and Be Green in 2015” series has focused heavily on reducing.  It is my hope that by the end of the year you’ll have significantly reduced your […]