Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

December 15, 2013

Happy Holidays from Trash for Peace! 

Our final event of the year was on December 10^th, and while we were putting together bin kits and making holiday cards out of all repurposed materials with the fabulous members from NAIFA (see photos below), it reminded us that this holiday season you could indulge without feeling any guilt of being wasteful!  We encourage you to reduce, reuse, and rethink waste every day, and it can be just as easy during the Holidays.

You can find repurposed wrapping paper and many other craft ideas at SCRAP (www.scrappdx.org), or decorate old newspaper or grocery bags to wrap gifts!

Consider giving the gift of an experience, such as going to the movies, or a massage, or a donation to your favorite nonprofit (nudge nudge, wink wink).

Even holiday trees are becoming more sustainable.  Check out the options provided by the organization “Living Christmas Trees” (livingchristmastrees.org), and don't forget to recycle your tree after the holidays!

 At the moment, I am sitting in our living room, our kitty napping to my left and our roommate’s dog napping to my right.  The lights from our “Holiday” tree are encasing the room in a gentle glow, and it is wafting the smell of blue pine and winter all around the house. 

I am reminded of how warm and cozy this time of year is, and how grateful I am to be able to bask in it.  Part of this contentment, is the feeling of accomplishment knowing all that Trash for Peace has been able to do this year, and at the same time, the excitement and challenge of knowing how much more we want and hope to do in the future.  None of it would be possible without the support of our team, and all of you. 

We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season, and a very happy New Year.

Please stay tuned in 2014 for more exciting updates and projects from your favorite local "trashy" team at Trash for Peace. 

Warm wishes,

The Trash for Peace team