Comox Valley Regional District

Green Holidays

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July 2010

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Rethink Holiday Celebrations

'Tis the season to bring cheer and joy to friends and family alike. This year try some fun and creative ways to green your family's holiday season. Here are some great resources:

Give a gift to the Earth this Holiday Season: a hands-on approach to keeping the holidays filled all the things we love about this festive season while reducing our impact on the planet from shopping for gifts to rethinking holiday wrapping to holiday decorating.
Check out the Our Big Earth's 2008 Holiday Green Guide. This is a fun, festive tool to use this holiday season to think green, sustainable and local while getting into the spirit of it all.

Remember when tidying up after the holiday celebrations remember to think about what can be recycled before it goes in the blue or green bins!

Items that CAN be recycled:

corrugated cardboard
boxboard
greeting cards
many of the boxes that presents come in can be recycled
(flatten and remove wrapping paper and packing materials)
plastic packaging marked with # 1 - 7
(except Styrofoam)

-drop these off at depots or in your curb side collection bin-

Items that CANNOT be recycled:

any traditional wrapping paper tissue paper - incl. fancy foil and colored/printed wrapping paper
styrofoam of any kind
styrofoam packing chips
styrofoam box liners, or cups

Together we can make "Better Choices for a Better Future"" and make holiday waste a thing of the past.

BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION

Rethink ~ Reduce ~ Reuse ~ Recycle