R HOLIDAY Recology Recycling Guide WASTE ZERO Use LED Lights Reduce Food Waste Stop Junk Mail Traditional holiday lights are huge energy-suckers, so much so we recommend recycling your old lights and investing in LED lights. The initial cost is a little more, but hte holiday LED lights consume 80% less energy and last up to 25 times longer Roughly 40% of all food grown in the US is thrown away. Prevent waste with careful planning. Stick to you shoping list, eat the left-overs, encourage guests to take home extras in reusable containers, and freeze some for easy meals on anther day. The holidays can bring catalogs and other mail asking you to buy, buy, buy. But you can stop this! As soon as you receive an unwanted publication, call their 1-800 number and ask to be removed from their list. Numbers are found online or printed on mail Have a Wonderful WASTE ZERO Holiday!