Comments on: 8 Ways to Green Your Holidays

By: Tara @ Eco Living Tips

Tara @ Eco Living Tips — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:12:23 +0000

Using old newspaper is a great way to green the holiday! I have used old newspaper for years and add festive holiday stamps to the paper for color and to dress it up. Soy ink is eco-friendly and looks great on newspaper.

By: Christine Bird

Christine Bird — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:44:06 +0000

If you spend Christmas with the same people year after year, tie-on gift tags can be re-used:
“To Jim from Santa”
“To Betsy from Jim.”

By: Jane`

Jane` — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:35:23 +0000

Attn Ron: Goodwill accepts anything with a cord – especially Christmas lights – for copper recycling. This is one of their big money makers. Hope lots of people see this, Goodwill does a lot of good. Jane

By: Marly

Marly — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:09:08 +0000

I’ve started collecting glass jars that hold different items I purchase at the grocery store (jam, olives, sauces….) through the year and reuse them for foods we make at home (sauce, spices)…also use them to package food we make for gifts instead of buying mason jars….I have rubbed off on my family and now the others save the jars too…I would like to make labels for them too, “homemade”…gotta make sure the label making is green as well though….

By: Mindy

Mindy — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:36:51 +0000

I’m with you all! And like eric, have long wrapped in newspaper. Some years ago, I started going to the ethnic restaurants and stores in town and getting their used Greek, Indian, Chinese, etc. newspapers for wrapping; it’s even more fun! My son and DIL use those tall cylindrical cans which some alcohol comes in for gifting dog biscuits (homemade!), cookies, bath bombs, soap, and small jars of jam.

By: Connie

Connie — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:40:41 +0000

My family has been using fabric gift bags for years. Joann Fabrics has free patterns and you can save on the fabric if you shop the day after Thanksgiving or after Christmas.

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:11:09 +0000

I have been using reusable shopping bags for gift bags the last couple of years. Not only are they cheaper then “gift bags”, they can be used by the recipient for all of their everyday shopping. It’s like 2 gifts in one. I look for recycled cloth bags or ones made from recycled plastic.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:48:48 +0000

I sometimes take bows of our own or from somebody elses gifts to me.i reuse them by putting scotch
tape on the back of them.And yes I reuse what is left of wrapping paper over and over.
Good Luck and thanks for your information.

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:49:15 +0000

Does any one know what can be done with discarded Christmas lights? There has to be literally thousands of those strings that are thrown away each year. The scrap value would be in the copper wire, so would metal processors be interested? Is there any organized collection system in place so they can be efficiently collected?

By: Jenni

Jenni — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:27:50 +0000

Some of the stores, like Campbell’s here in town, have a bunch of empty boots boxes you can take for your xmas gifts, so you don’t have to buy a box just for that. This year I was going to get some shopping bags that I get from the grocery store, and most of us have to shop for that, and put the gifts in those. The use for old cards is a great idea. And for regular cards you get, some churches recycle them, by taking the cover, and the saying inside, and putting them on new or recycled paper, and sell from their church. And for the kids, I will be using the cartoons from the sunday paper, for wrapping paper. And I get them a toy, plus stuff they need throughout the year, like a bunch of toothpaste, floss, vitamins, to encourage good healthy habits.I recycle what I know how to, and always enjoy learning more. Thanks.