While  flowers are often the best way to show mom just how grateful you are for  all she does to enrich your life, why not give her an eco-friendly gift  that also respects Mother Nature. Here are a few gift ideas from Waste Management of New Jersey that will  last long after Mother’s Day has passed and make mom feel really  special.

• Treat mom to organic bath, hair or skin care products. Many  major retailers now carry all-organic personal care products which are  often packaged in 100 percent recycled materials and made with all  natural ingredients.
• Wrap gifts in recycled or reused wrapping paper or funny papers. Also remember to save or recycle used wrapping paper.
• Give gifts that don’t require much packaging, such as concert tickets and gift certificates.
• When giving flowers as gifts, consider buying long-lasting silk  flowers, potted plants, or live bushes, shrubs or trees that can be  planted.
• Bake cookies or other goodies for your mom and package them in  reusable and/or recyclable containers as gifts. Homemade goodies show  how much you care and help you avoid packaging waste.

About Waste Management

Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading  provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America.  Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer,  recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is also one  of the largest residential recycler and a leading developer, operator  and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in  the United States. The company’s customers include residential,  commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North  America. To learn more information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com.