Environmental Newsletter - December

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Across
  1. 4. Conservation of this protects forests and biodiversity.
  2. 7. Type of gifting that focuses on experiences and handmade items.
  3. 9. Suggested alternative to wrapping paper for sustainable gift wrapping.
  4. 11. One of the 5Rs, meaning to use something again instead of discarding it.
  5. 13. Core principle of sustainability that keeps products and materials in use for as long as possible.
  6. 15. Movement aiming to eliminate waste through mindful choices.
  7. 16. Country where Zero Waste stats show increased garbage during holidays.
  8. 17. Action that extends product life by fixing instead of replacing.
  9. 18. material to be avoided as it can't be recycled
Down
  1. 1. Sustainable way to manage food scraps and organic waste.
  2. 2. Lowering resource use and waste generation.
  3. 3. Alternative to physical gifts for meaningful giving.
  4. 5. Circular strategies help cut global CO₂ ______.
  5. 6. Energy-saving lighting option recommended for holiday decorations.
  6. 8. Perspective that considers retrofits, upgrades, and lifetime extensions.
  7. 10. Season when waste increases by 25–45% in Canadian households.
  8. 11. First of the 5Rs, encouraging a change in mindset toward sustainability.
  9. 12. Designing products for long lifetimes, repairability, and recyclability.
  10. 14. Process of converting waste into reusable material.