Editor's note: A version of this story was originally published in 2024. We are republishing it with updates for the holiday season.

Winter holidays are fast approaching, and Hoosiers have options if they want to celebrate with an eco-friendly mindset.

Americans generate about 25 million additional tons of waste between the end of November and New Year’s Day, according to a study at Stanford University. There are creative and inventive ways to reduce this waste and sustainably observe traditions from cooking to wrapping gifts.

Shikha Bhattacharyya, executive director of Terre Haute’s nonprofit organization reTHink , works to educate and empower Hoosiers to take care of the environment and their own health with a focus on waste reduction.

With the holidays in mind, Bhattacharyya s

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