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Holiday Safety: Tip No. 19

Dec. 18, 2000

Don't forget to keep the environment safe this holiday season.

Don't forget to keep the environment safe this holiday season, too. The Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) said between Thanksgiving and New Year''s, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash than any other time of year.

"This season, we encourage people to think creatively when purchasing, shipping and presenting gifts," said PRC Executive Director Patricia Imperato. "When you shop and give in an environmentally friendly way, you''re giving an extra gift to our fragile ecosystem by conserving our resources."

Here are PRC''s tips for making this holiday as non-wasteful and as environmentally safe as possible:

When shopping, bring along your own reusable bags, whether paper, plastic or canvas.
Recycle the Sunday comics, color calendar pages, magazine images and old posters as wrapping paper.
If you send holiday cards, consider e-greetings. By sending cards on the web, you''ve used no paper at all, yet kept your holiday greeting tradition.
Reuse packing boxes and shipping materials such as plastic peanuts, wood shavings and bubble wrap.
Take crushed or crumpled cardboard boxes and scraps to your local recycling center.
Purchase live Christmas trees that can be replanted after the holidays or buy green Christmas trees and recycle them. Flocked trees cannot be recycled.

by Virginia Sutcliffe

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EHS Today's editorial staff includes:

Dave Blanchard, Editor-in-Chief: During his career Dave has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. In addition, he serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference. With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2021), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its third edition. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences, and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame, and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.

Adrienne Selko, Senior Editor: In addition to her roles with EHS Today and the Safety Leadership Conference, Adrienne is also a senior editor at IndustryWeek and has written about many topics, with her current focus on workforce development strategies. She is also a senior editor at Material Handling & Logistics. Previously she was in corporate communications at a medical manufacturing company as well as a large regional bank. She is the author of Do I Have to Wear Garlic Around My Neck?, which made the Cleveland Plain Dealer's best sellers list.

Nicole Stempak, Managing Editor: Nicole Stempak is managing editor of EHS Today and conference content manager of the Safety Leadership Conference.