December is a time we associate with friends, family and giving. In the pursuit of creating a time of year we’ll always remember, it can be easy to forget about the environmental impact of our celebrations. Did you know that Americans throw away 25% more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than in the other part of the year? That equates to about one million extra tons of trash per week![1]

In this last month of the year, we thought we’d share some tips to make your holidays easier on the environment and share some photos of the little people and animals who bless our lives. We’re saving our holiday wishes for the very end of the article.