Reduce, reuse and recycle to make your holidays even greener.
As we deck the halls this holiday season, the overabundance of wrapping paper, plastic packaging and miscellaneous bits and pieces can be overwhelming. All of this will soon result in overflowing trash cans and more crowded landfills. According to the Ecology Center, Americans throw away an additional five million tons of trash—25 percent more than usual—between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. How can we reduce our waste while still enjoying the season? Let’s look at ways to make your holidays more eco-friendly. Decorations Dina Manzo from HGTV sets up an edible tree on her back deck. The tree is festooned with ornaments made from apple slices, covered in peanut butter and sprinkled with birdseed, pretzels, and gingerbread men. Strings of…
Recently named a GreenStep city, Hopkins is saving thousands of dollars through new eco-friendly initiatives.
Hopkins has made several eco-friendly changes in how it does businesses that have saved the more than $20,000 in taxpayer money since 2007, as well has helped the environment. Several of the city's office buildings and facilities received improvements, such as: The city also is in the process of transitioning streetlights and stoplights to LED and solar-powered lights. "Our [energy] bill is already half of what it used to be," said Norbert Kerber, Hopkins' building/equipment superintendent It's not just in utilities, though. Administrative offices save money on ink, paper and gas using paperless city council packets, which are usually more than 100 pages long and go to each council member. That saves more than 500 pages a week, as well as …
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