Go Greener Tips

As the holiday season inches closer, you might be thinking of ways you can make your Christmas more environmentally friendly.   Some experts claim that Americans throw 25% more refuse away during the holiday season, which really adds up.   If you’re working to reduce your personal consumption, think about reducing your waste this Christmas.  If you think wisely about your consumption and implement the ideas right, you will probably end up saving money.  Just as you can save a lot of money by tracking down business coupon at the office, you can save money by reducing your consumption.

Business software coupons are way to lower the bottom line at the office, and of course, we’re always looking for ways to save money.    You can easily save money at home, by implementing several simple steps to limit your energy consumption.  When you hang your Christmas lights this year, use an automatic timer to run them.  You can run them for 4 – 5 hours, during the time when the streets still have pedestrians and cars.   Once it gets late, few people will see the lights, so turn them off! Not only are you limiting your energy consumption, you’re also saving money!  LED Christmas lights are much more earth-friendly and energy conscious, so maybe it is time to replace those old, inefficient lights! 

When you are shopping for out-of-towners, consider choosing smaller gifts that require minimal packaging. You could always mail gift cards or cash in a card as well, which will reduce your impact.   If you are shipping something, be sure to avoid foam peanuts and Styrofoam; you probably have some kind of scrap paper or newspaper hanging around that you can shred for packaging purposes.

Bring your own shopping bag when going to the mall.   It’s easy to remember to bring them to the grocery store, but you can also bring them with you when you’re shopping for other things.  Or, you could consider using the first bag you get as your only bag, consolidating everything as you go along.  Trust us, there isn’t a rule that you must carry the purchase from one store in their bag!

These are just a few of the ideas you can use to “green” up your holiday season!   Use your creativity to come up with more ideas to make this season bright…and green.

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