Care For Creation A Note From Donald Brown
This is a reprint of an important message from December 2019—pre-pandemic.
During the Christmas season Canadians will throw away an extra 500,000 tons of trash–wrapping paper, boxes, Christmas cards, leftover food etc. In addition some 3,800 miles of ribbon will be discarded. Neither wrapping paper nor ribbon nor traditional Christmas cards are recyclable.
Save every bit of paper and ribbon that comes your way. Consider wrapping gifts in newsprint or packing paper, fabric scraps, pillow cases or gift bags which can be saved and used over and over. We currently use some bags which have reached the ripe old age of 20 years.
Consider e-cards or homemade cards on paper that can be recycled. For gifts consider homemade crafts or food, coupons for things like a cooked dinner, babysitting, or an event. Gift certificates are also welcomed as gifts. The idea is
to avoid ‘stuff’.
If just we and our families and friends could do these things it would make an impact.
Let’s put a wrap on wrapping.