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"The Way to Save"
"Some folks might call you a cheapskate. Still, there may be good
reason to scrap the holiday gift-wrapping paper and cut back on
Christmas cards.
According to the federal Environmental Protection Agency and Partners for Environmental Progress' Use Less Stuff Report, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day than any other time of the year. Americans mail more than 2.3 billion cards during the holidays. Enough ribbon is thrown out each year to tie a bow around planet Earth. And more than 72 million tons of packaging is discarded annually."