After Christmas - Recycling Ideas After the holidays, a real Christmas tree keeps on giving Environmentally friendly recycling ideas http://www.christmastrees.on.ca/consumers/recycling-ideas/22.html * Placed in the garden or backyard, the Christmas tree will provide winter shelter for small birds. Another good idea is to decorate the tree again. This time hang it with … [Read more...] about After Christmas Eco Friendly Ideas
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Lightening the Holiday Load
Looking for ways to lighten Santa’s load? The Bite: Americans spend more than $400 billion each holiday season on gifts, wrap and all the trimmings. Our over-indulgence also generates an extra 5 million tons of trash between Thanksgiving and New Years Day! Try saving money, energy, and resources (not to mention your sanity) with gifts that are less material, but a lot … [Read more...] about Lightening the Holiday Load
Benefits of Dark Chocolate
More support for dark chocolate's heart benefits By Stephen Daniells 20/12/2005 http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?n=64693&m=2niyd20&c=qdrhrvoeraoqydo A daily treat of dark chocolate can improve overall heart health and reduce the risk of heart disease, say researchers from Zurich. “Only a small daily treat of dark chocolate may … [Read more...] about Benefits of Dark Chocolate
Having a WASTE free Holiday
42 WAYS TO TRIM YOUR HOLIDAY WASTELINE http://www.use-less-stuff.com/ULSDAY/42ways.html Are you a waste-wise warrior or merely a waste-wise wannabe? Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year's holiday period than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or about 1 million extra tons per week. So, to … [Read more...] about Having a WASTE free Holiday