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With the holiday season barely half over, you and yours may have noticed a sharp uptick in the amount of post consumer waste your household is generating.  You wouldn’t be alone if you had, but it doesn’t have to be all bad.  In recent years, my family has been able to dramatically reduce the amount of waste that we generate at the holidays by opting for reusable gift bags over traditional wrapping paper, opting for gifts with little or no packaging, and making holiday meals mostly from scratch thus keeping can, box and bag waste to a minimum.  But what to do with that old Christmas tree? Read more of this >>