The holidays mean time with family, buying gifts, trees, decorations, and all the trimmings. It seems that in our consumer society that there is no way to prevent buying numerous items that are destined for the landfill.

There are things you can do to reduce the holiday impact on the environment from reducing the number of items you buy to reusing common items you have around the house.

You don't have to sacrifice the meaning of the holidays to keep them green!