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16 planet-friendly gift ideas, recommended by TED speakers

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The holidays are here — a time for family, friends and festivities. But it’s also a season of consumerism, which is costing our planet a hefty price. . In the US alone, returned packages will generate around 15 million tons of carbon pollution (equivalent to 3.2 million cars driven on the road for one year).

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Little Green Footsteps

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What is the business cost of going green? However, for most small to medium business, green often is tagged with a perception of additional cost which is clearly not popular in these more austere times. use; holiday forms, purchase order sign-off, invoice sign off, expenses, just to name a few. That’s 3 to 4 weeks a year.