Cutting down on Christmas waste

(NBC NEWS) - Christmas brings a lot of holiday waste, but there are things you can do to cut down on the amount of leftover trash.Americans produce 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and Christmas according to the Environmental Protection Agency. "That equals about 1,000 pounds per
household in america," notes Pete Keller of Republic Services.You can help lower that number by recycling
delivery boxes, product packages and food containers that are empty, clean and
dry.Still, some thi