Too often the end result of purchasing gifts is accelerated environmental degradation and huge additions to landfills and increased usage of waste incinerators. It doesn't have to be that way. There are lots of "green" purchasing alternatives and practices each one of us can use to insure that future generations will have a planet worth living on, the greatest gift of all. Here are a few ways to include environmental sustainability in your purchasing decisions. This is only a partial listing. There are literally hundreds of ways to lessen our impact on the planet.
