Tag: Christmas

The holidays are a magical time of caring, sharing, family, friends, and....trash?

Along with the wonderful time spent with special people comes a lot of trash....to the tune of about 1 million tons per week between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

Christmas decorations account for over half of seasonal decorations sales at 58.9% of total industry revenue.  With this many decorations sold, a percentage of these sales will certainly be for Christmas lights.  What should be done with these strands of lights when they burn out?

If you’re in the market for a greeting card, you’re likely to find one for just about any occasion.  Everything from birthdays, Christmas, sympathy, thinking of you, and “thank you” to more obscure things like Groundhog Day,  Boss’ Day and Sweetest Day.

Christmas decorations account for over half of seasonal decorations sales at 58.9% of total industry revenue.  With this many decorations sold, a percentage of these sales will certainly be for Christmas lights.  What should be done with these strands of lights when they burn out?

Along with the wonderful time spent with special people comes a lot of trash....to the tune of about 1 million tons per week between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

Added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons all add up to an estimated increase in household trash of about 25 percent.