Celebrating Sustainably -- XOTV Weekly
It’s Monday! It’s Monday, December 21st! Do you know what that means? Only two more weeks of 2020! Only two more 2020 guest blog posts left! (Don’t worry, we have lots of goodies in store for 2021).
This week’s post is from guest writer Arlee Walls, a journalism student with a passion for protecting the planet. Her article outlines ways we can be more sustainable in our holiday practices, and throws some staggering numbers our way.
The holidays look very different this year. Our hope for you is that you find a new kind of holiday joy, one that is warm and comforting, no matter the changes that have taken place.
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Celebrating Sustainably
If there is one thing millennials and generation Z’ers love, it is living waste-free. The holiday season is full of opportunities to pollute the earth from rolls of torn wrapping paper to the miles traveled for the dreaded family gathering. Nonetheless, the holidays are a bright and warm time, global warming that is.
The holidays are a perfect time to consider how to make small changes that have a positive impact on our environment. Small steps can be taken for Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanza that leave your family and friends full of holiday spirit and eco-friendly practices.
But why should we care about being green during the cold season? A Stanford University study shows that Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s season totaling around 25 million tons of garbage, or 1 million tons per week.
Scary to think about how much waste is going into landfills during the most wonderful time of the year. Small changes to your holiday routine can be made to make sure that your pollution output is far less than it may once have been. From decorating, cooking, wrapping, and shopping, making conscious decisions to lower your pollution output can easily be made.
If there is one thing millennials and generation Z’ers love, it is living waste-free. The holiday season is full of opportunities to pollute the earth from rolls of torn wrapping paper to the miles traveled for the dreaded family gathering. Nonetheless, the holidays are a bright and warm time, global warming that is.
The holidays are a perfect time to consider how to make small changes that have a positive impact on our environment. Small steps can be taken for Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanza that leave your family and friends full of holiday spirit and eco-friendly practices.
But why should we care about being green during the cold season? A Stanford University study shows that Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s season totaling around 25 million tons of garbage, or 1 million tons per week.
Scary to think about how much waste is going into landfills during the most wonderful time of the year. Small changes to your holiday routine can be made to make sure that your pollution output is far less than it may once have been. From decorating, cooking, wrapping, and shopping, making conscious decisions to lower your pollution output can easily be made. ..read more.
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Has our newsletter this week inspired you to put your money where your values are? We recommend checking out the Package Free Shop, an ecosystem of brands that are dedicated to reducing waste in every way possible. Check out their curated office supplies products that ship plastic-free here.
And lastly, we are partnered with the wonderful Culturs to create this newsletter. Culturs is the home for people who straddle the intersections of Race, Ethnicity, culture, home and more. This week’s article is a set of tips for LGBTQ+ folks returning home for the holidays (if you do decide to travel). Be safe, and be well.