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It's Looking a Lot Like Xmas: Overflowing Garbage Cans

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Monday, December 24, 2012   

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - This is, of course, the time of good cheer, but festivities mean that garbage cans and trash bins across the state are busting at the seams. Kayla Bromelkamp works in the pollution control industry. She says the holidays are the busiest time of the year for landfills.

"Waste generation increases nearly 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, so reducing your waste is really important. Recycle anything you can."

Bromelkamp says if you're hosting an event, it helps to set up a convenient recycling container for guests. She also notes that some gift wrapping paper, such as the metallic shiny type, is not recyclable.

One category of waste that is really prevalent over the holidays is food that ends up in the trash, Bromelkamp says, although she adds that there are easy ways to reduce that.

"Do some meal planning and careful preparation and right-sizing of portions. If you think you're going to have leftovers, ask guests to bring containers. Everybody loves leftovers from turkey dinners and ham dinners."

In Tennessee, more than five pounds of garbage ends up in landfills each day for each person.

More information is available at www.state.tn.us.




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