The Earth Day Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division is promoting a message of environmental sustainability to its members during the holidays. Some of the committee’s suggestions include:
- Buy a live Christmas tree. It’s better for the environment than an artificial tree.
- Use Energy Star® LED holiday lights, which are energy efficient.
- Recycle old holiday lights at your local Home Depot.
- Wrap gifts with old magazines, newspapers, maps, posters, children’s artwork and calendars—it’s creative and recycles paper.
- Shop for locally grown food, which travels fewer miles and creates less carbon emissions.