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IC Green: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle     INSTALLMENT       www.ithaca.edu/remp VOLUME I, ISSUE XI                                                                                                                              WEEK OF DECEMBER 12TH, 2005     Sustainable Holidays  REDUCE YOUR WASTE Americans generate 25 percent more solid waste than usual during the holiday season, or an extra one million tons each week, according to the ironmental Protection ncy. uce how much you te this season by: xchanging ags sing newspunday comrapping pao recycle it one!) ive one thoather than ought oneseduce packook for prore made froaterial! Make your gifts mean more! You don’t have to give a pile of gifts to make it mean something,  try some of these ideas which reduce your ecological impact while still letting that special someone know you care!  Try making something yourself, like knitting (it shows you Don’t Waste Energy!  Leaving for Break? Try carpooling with other IC students to get where you are trying to go for the break.  The Partners for Environmental Progress estimated that if every person cut back by one gallon during the season, tailpipe emissions of                        Re-usable gift aper or ics for per (make sure when you are ughtful gift lots of store , this will aging! ducts which m recycled thought of them and reduces packaging)  Buy products which are organic, non-toxic, and eco-friendly.  Give home baked cookies or other scrumptious treats; they warm the heart and the belly with out perpetuating over-consumption.    REMP wishes a happy and greenhouse gases could be reduced by one million tons.  You can also conserve energy by reducing your holiday decorations.  Make sure to turn off all Christmas tree lights and outdoor, light-up decorations during the day and when no one is home, no one can see them anyway!  environmentally conscious holiday season to everybody! See you next semester!                             irecycle@ithaca.edu                                              274-1777 EnvAgeRedwas Eb USwtd Grbr LamREMP     

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