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I’m a festive person. I like celebrating holidays in my own way–I take the best qualities of Christmas (like giving personalized gifts, spending a day with the family, and feeling a special kindness toward humanity) and ditch the rest (the capitalist race for gifts, malls, and religious aspects).

Holidays are a way to pass time and celebrate what the season has to offer. As festive as I want to be, I have to stay connected to my eco-warrior roots.

I’m dreaming of a green Christmas. The greener, the better.

I’m looking at every aspect of this holiday and deciding how my family can lessen our impact on the Earth. I always wonder what to do about the tree. Artificial trees are generally worse than cutting down a live tree because they contain non-biodegradable plastics and nasty toxins like PVC. And they look bad.

But getting a live tree is better than buying one from a tree lot. Live trees are potted and can be planted in your yard rather than killed and left to wither on the street. But, if you have to get a cut tree, it can be recycled. Many communities will make mulch out of old trees.

I’ll be posting more about my quest for the greenest Christmas ever, so be sure to stop back. And let me know if you have any suggestions for trees. I’ll be doing my research…

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