b'hand-me-downs or from thrift stores. We agreed that the modest expense would BASS FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC pay off over the years in lieu of single-use partyware. At each party we host, we pride ourselves on the small amount of trash we generate. We feel we are doing Treatment and Rehabilitation for our part in decreasing waste and notice that our children are conscious of it too.HeadachesNeck PainBack Pain My familys holiday traditions have been steeped in sustainability, and ensure Sports/Gym-Related Injuries that the next generation has the desire and ability to do the same. We must not Disc ProblemsPinched Nerves ignore the important task of protecting our environment, including the global Auto InjuriesPregnancy-Related Aches climate change whose effects are here in New Jersey: Sea levels are rising, storms are more windy and rainy and the days are getting hotter, all to the detriment of Most Insurance Plans Accepted human health and food supplies. Altering our behavior into a consciousness and Our current hours are Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.practice of sustainability is the answerand no less than the health of our entire We are following CDC safety guidelines.DR. WAYNE BASS planet depends upon it. TeleHealth Consultations available.Georgia Madiba lives in South Orange and is completing her certification as a Rut-491B Valley Street, Maplewood973-378-BASS (2277)BassFamilyChiro.com gers Environmental Steward. SUSTAINABILITYThe Cambridge English Dictionary defines sustainability as the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time. Sustainability can become a way of life and a decision-making factor in everything we do or make.Here are some ways to add a sustainable twist to your holiday. Starting this year, incorporate some of these eco-tips into your traditions.GIFT-GIVING OUTSIDE THE BOXShop locally.Give gift certificates, experiences or subscriptions, not things.Donate to charities in someones name.Choose reusable gift wrap and reusable ribbon.GREENING-UPFROM FORK TO PLATEOrganize food shopping trips and plan meals. Cloth gift wrap may not be for Rename left-overs as plan- everyone. When in doubt use your favorite newspaper or magazine. overs and plan to eat them. Here reader Lea Blackburn used Use dishes and utensils that areMatters Magazine when she was reusable year after year. done reading it.Serve water in glasses, avoiding single-use bottled water.FOR DECOR, LESS IS MOREChoose less rather than more for a classic holiday look.Carefully buy reusable decorations to use year after year.Pass decorations to the next generation for ultimate reuse.Place holiday lights on timers to limit use and save energy.46/ matters magazine / holiday 2020'