The Academic Corner

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‘Garbage’ and ‘Santa Claus’ are two concepts that you do not normally see in the same sentence. 

Municipal solid waste increases sharply during the holiday season. In this article, I provide fun discussion prompts and holiday games to explore holiday waste. These prompts and games promote a social and environmental take on the holidays. 


For a copy of my article, “This Holiday Season, Let’s Have ‘Trash Dialogues’” 

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