Turn the Holidays Green by Cutting Back on Trash

KCUR | By Stephen Koranda

Published December 24, 2009 at 7:37 AM CST

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Topeka, KS – Presents and holiday meals can mean lots of holiday trash. Some estimates say trash increases by 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year's.

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