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Have a Green Thanksgiving
2010-00-28 


Between family travel, supermarket trips, cooking, and waste from over-sized meals, the eco-impact from Thanksgiving is huge. This year, show a little gratitude to Mother Earth with greener holiday festivities that will save you money and limit negative impacts on our environment.
Good: Set an eco-friendly table with cloth napkins and china that reduce paper and add elegance. If you prefer paper, choose biodegradable items or those made from post-consumer recycled content. They are on shelves in local stores including Greener Country, King Kullen and Wild by Nature.

Better:
eA lot of Thanksgiving fare ends up in the trash. Instead of cooking like it’s the last supper, plan a more modest-sized meal, which after doggy bags and next-day feasts
will leave fewer leftovers.

Best:
Do all you can to limit car travel–yours and your relatives’.
If you’re cooking, make a grocery list and check it twice to cut down on multiple supermarket trips, and encourage guests to carpool to your house.  You’ll save gas and lower emissions.

One Simple Thing:
Lower your thermostat Thanksgiving morning and after oven use, crack the oven door just enough to allow heat to escape, warming the house.


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