December 11, 2012
All those catalogs: According to Catalog Choice, U.S. households receive over 83 billion pieces of advertising mail each year. The organization estimates that, 46% is never read and 38% is not recycled.
While we all like to look at the nice pictures of items in catalogues, the Internet affords us an equally pleasing view of most catalogues. Ordering items online is certainly faster and easier than ordering through catalogues. Catalogue Choice offers an easy "opt out" online answer to many of the most popular catalogues. It may take some persistence on our part to eliminate catalogue mailings as retailers like us to receive their catalogues, but even a small reduction in catalogue production can have a huge impact on our environment.
Holiday Lights: Something else to think about for the holiday season—greening your holiday lights and recycling the old incandescent bulbs. According to HolidayLEDs, LED bulbs consume 90% less energy than regular, incandescent holiday lights and have up to a 50,000 hour bulb life. The company also offers customers a chance to recycle old incandescent holiday lights. Send them your old holiday lights for recycling and the company will send you a coupon good for 25 percent off HolidayLEDs.com LED Christmas lights.
Be Creative: Looking for a more artsy approach to your holiday tree? Think reuse—check out these inspired do-it-yourself trees made from reused materials.
Green Shopping: Many local stores or online "green stores" carry products made from recycled materials. Help recycling markets grow!
Season's Greetings from the NERC Staff!
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