Comments on: Greening up your Christmas holidays 10 tips to green up your Christmas holidays.

By: Ryan Klein

Ryan Klein — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:08:55 +0000

How about a #3A:

Recycle everything and anything that you can during the holiday season. During a typical week, I will fill a standard garbage can full of paper for recycling. I managed to fill at least 3 cans during the week of Christmas by recycling all the wrapping paper, toy packaging, clothing boxes and food containers that either came through my house or that I brought home from other houses that I visted on Xmas Eve and Xmas day.

Granted – this is a downstream effort, but it can be impactful nonetheless.

By: Darshan Chande

Darshan Chande — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:38:53 +0000

Very nice and useful article. Good tips. I got your blog from a directory and find it very cool. I will re-visit after a while.

By: sean

sean — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:55:59 +0000

ooo, I like the solar powered christmas lights – and the buying toys that don’t require batteries. I might suggest that a little alternative giving could go a long way… donating in somebody’s name instead of buying them a Widget. Also, using you’re Brighter Planet card as well.

There’s a great discussion about the application of alternative economics over at economixt, they’re talking about the brighter planet card there as well:

http://www.economixt.com/2008/12/do-good-credit-cards-the-brighter-planet-case/

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:32:03 +0000

Hey Gen!

Nice to hear from ya! Thats is definitely a great tip! Thanks your roomie for me will ya!

Dave

By: Genifer

Genifer — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:50:07 +0000

Hey Dave,

Good tips, all! My roommate told me a good one the other day, too…

His family keeps the previous year’s received cards, and cuts them into pieces to use as tags on gifts. Takes care of the, “what to do with all these old cards,” dilemma. And makes for decorative tags!

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:18:04 +0000

thanks for stopping by ultra green! Glad your enjoy it!