Commentary: Christmas gift-giving turbocharges our trash problem. This is how I cope
Every time I rip open a lovingly wrapped gift (and plenty of us will be doing a lot of that soon), one thing pops into my mind: trash. The wrapping paper, trash. The package hidden underneath it, trash. And the gift itself, in most cases, future trash, given enough time. Too harsh? Then ask yourself: Do you remember much of what you got last Christmas? Though I’d wager the answer is no, I’d ...
Every time I rip open a lovingly wrapped gift (and plenty of us will be doing a lot of that soon), one thing pops into my mind: trash.
The wrapping paper, trash. The package hidden underneath it, trash. And the gift itself, in most cases, future trash, given enough time.
Too harsh? Then ask yourself: Do you remember much of what you
