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Ventura County Holiday Waste Reduction Tips

According to California Integrated Waste Management Board, each week alone between Thanksgiving and the TRASHNew Year an extra million tons of waste is generated nationwide. There are ways we can help reduce this extra waste and cut the amount of trash we add to the landfills during the holidays. Bellow are just a few ideas for Ventura County's environmentally conscious Holiday Shoppers and Gift Givers.

 

Holiday Waste Reduction Tips

 Shop from Recycle Stores: Use this link to find many qualified recycle stores who produce quality recycled products.

 

 

Use Rechargeable Batteries: If your present requires batteries try to batteriesbuy rechargeable batteries and the charger. We have been using rechargeable batteries for 2 years now and I can tell you that it has saved us a lot of money on buying new batteries every month.

 

Say NoWhat to do with all the Holiday Bags: Here are five helpful ways to get those plastic shopping bags out of the environment.

Green friendly bags

 

Waste Prevention in Gift Wrapping: Here are 10 great ideas on how to present your gift in the most environmentally friendly way.

 

 

 

Happy Holidays

 

Comments

Hey I'm sure that many of these can be applied all over the country!  Thanks for sharing - hopefully a lot of people will follow ur advice!
Posted by Kaushik Sirkar (Call Realty, Inc.) over 2 years ago

Mana,

They need that more here in Florida... We are overrun with garbage, and Plastics.

Tom Weiss

Posted by Thomas Weiss (Thomas R. Weiss) over 2 years ago
Very handy info!  Thanks for taking the time to direct everyone to the appropriate places to follow your advice for contributing to the cause!
Posted by Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman HAWAII Real Estate & Relocations (Century 21 Liberty Homes) over 2 years ago
Mana... great advice... I would think that the amount of garbage in general over the Holidays is huge!  I am going to look up the recycle stores in my area!  Happy Thanksgiving
Posted by Kim Murphy | Mortgage Loans in DuPage, Kane, Cook, Lake, Will Counties Illinois (1st Advantage Mortgage, LLC) over 2 years ago
Mana - what a great reminder - have a Happy Thanksgiving!! It's hard to believe Christmas is around the corner!!!
Posted by Cyndee Haydon 727-710-8035 Clearwater Beach-Pinellas County Waterfront (Charles Rutenberg Realty) over 2 years ago
Mana, great ways to save the environment during the holidays. I'm going to check out how to use the holiday bags.
Posted by Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor-RealtorĀ® Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams-Ann Arbor) over 2 years ago
Mana, great information and very timely!  We all need to be doing everything we can to reduce waste!
Posted by Chris Tesch College Station, Texas Real Estate (RE/MAX Bryan College Station) over 2 years ago

Mana,

Thanks for the reminder.  I tend to forget about conservation until someone like you :) reminds me.

Posted by Tracy Santrock-Cary NC Realtor (Fonville Morisey/Santrock Realty Group, Inc. ) over 2 years ago
Thank you for this very useful info.  I'm a big gift bag recycler and my family knows it.   I was appalled the first time I saw my in-laws throwing all the bows away!  I put them in a ziploc with air and throw them in the decorations to use next year.  I will be checking out all these links.
Posted by Elaine Hanson, REALTORĀ® ~ Topanga, CA Real Estate Agent (Snyder Sutton Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Mana, excellent post, can I use some of it for my local blog http://coltsneckopinion.com/  I am into recycling.  Thanks for joining the new group http://activerain.com/groups/adultcommunity 
Posted by Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie over 2 years ago
Great tips for all of us to follow!!! Reuseable bags are great for gift giving - they can be cloth grocery bags!
Posted by Barbara-Jo's Beach Blog - Clearwater & Pinellas County Florida Real Estate (Charles Rutenberg Realty) over 2 years ago
Mana--Since we started using gift bags and decorated boxes for most Christmas presents, we are able to shut the trash can the week after Christmas with no problem....The many bags of trash are gone! Thank goodness! Good ideas...Thanks!!
Posted by Teri Eckholm, REALTORĀ® Anoka County Acreage & Lakeshore Homes (REMAX Specialists) over 2 years ago

Kaushik, Of course they can, I don't see why not. Thank you for visiting and have a nice Thanksgiving.

Tom, I think plastics are taking over the world!!! :0) Enjoy your Thanksgiving.

Sally, You are welcome. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Kim, It is huge, I was very surprised by that number as well. Hope you can find something great in your local recycling store. Happy Thanksgiving.

Cyndee, Don't even remind me. You have a great Thanksgiving as well.

Missy, I am glad you find this helpful. Have a fun and wonderful Thanksgiving.

Chris, Every little thing helps. Have a happy Thanksgiving.

Tracy, You are so welcome. I need a reminder every now and then as well. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Elaine, I even save the tissue papers!!! I don't mind what people might say, I am doing my share of saving the environment. Thanks for commenting and have a nice Thanksgiving.

Timothy, Of course you can, anything to help the environment.

Barbara-Jo & Bill, I have a whole drawer full of bags that I re-gift and I just started to use the cloth grocery bags. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Teri, Same here, I love re-using bags. My kids also use paper and decorate it with their drawings. Have a happy Thanksgiving.

Posted by Camarillo CA Real Estate Agent/ Mana Tulberg (805 County Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Mana great post and I too have a wide selection of holiday recyles...Happy Thanksgiving girl!
Posted by Florida Real Estate Trainer | Daytona Beach After School Training | Midori (Coastal Results Referral Company) over 2 years ago
Midori,Thank you, I love bringing out my holiday recycles, they bring back a lot of memory.  
Posted by Camarillo CA Real Estate Agent/ Mana Tulberg (805 County Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Mana: great tips. I specially like the  link for rechargeable batteries and the recycle stores.
Posted by LLoyd Nichols~SW Florida Homes (Sandals Realty) over 2 years ago
Lloyd, you are so welcome. I am glad you found the links helpful.
Posted by Camarillo CA Real Estate Agent/ Mana Tulberg (805 County Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Mana - this is a terrific reminder for all of us.  The little things we can all do help out tremendously in the long run.  Thanks for the gentle reminder...
Posted by Real Estate Specialist | Brandon, FL | Susie Roscoe (Signature Realty Associates) over 2 years ago
Susie, You are so welcome, and you have yourself a happy holiday.
Posted by Camarillo CA Real Estate Agent/ Mana Tulberg (805 County Real Estate) over 2 years ago

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