Have a Green Holiday
Bowie's Green Team offers some tips on keeping the holiday season environmentally friendly.
Submitted by Rhea Pechter The holiday season is well known for inspiring conspicuous energy consumption in the forms of extended car travel, spirited light displays, and stockings full of imported toys. However, there are still ways to reduce our carbon footprints. If you have a green thumb, consider buying a live Christmas tree with the roots intact. A live tree can be replanted and bring beauty to your yard for years to come. If you opt for a cut tree, set it out, undecorated, after the holiday on your yard waste pick up day. Paper goods, such as wrapping paper and cards can be set out for regular curbside recycling pick up. Bowie's amazing single stream recycling service allows us to put everything into the same bin. Check out the City …
