Green Holidays

This time of year you see a lot of information on how to green your holiday season. Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa are almost upon us, so here are just a few of the sites providing ideas ans resources. Whatever you celebrate or don't celebrate, the point of these eco-friendly tips is to think about the choices you make. From the Decorating Diva, check out Eco Friendly Christmas 2008 - Resources and Inspiration Guide. Getting ready to light the menorah? Take a look at Jessica Jensen's Thoughts on a Green Chanukah. For those celebrating Kwanzaa, you may want to look at Eco-Friendly Kwanzaa from the folks at Healthy & Green Living. Happy Holidays!

Christmas Tree Recycling

There are those who promote real trees and those who promote fake trees. There are those who wrap gifts in recycled paper and those who promote giving non-material gifts. One thing is for sure...there is no lack of folks sharing their opinions about the holidays and natural resources. What you do is up to you (after all, that is what environmental education is all about), but here is some help figuring out how to recycle that tree. Fake trees are by nature recyclable because you can use them year after year, but go to Earth 911 and put in your zip code to find out where there is Christmas tree recycling for real trees near you!