Environment, 10 Tips for a Greener Christmas
Here's our top ten favourites:
1. Cut up old Christmas cards to create gift tags, or recycle them after Christmas
2. Decorate your house using ethical or fair-traded decorations and raid the garden or those of friends for fresh plants or flowers to create a Christmas bouquet.
3. Get a Wollemi Pine for your Christmas tree and plant outside or look after it in its pot to use again next year.
4. Select cards made from 100% recycled paper or even better send e-cards, or create your own greeting and email it out.
5. Buy presents made from recycled, renewable or ethically produced materials and with minimal packaging.
6. Use newspapers or reuse wrapping paper to wrap gifts and reduce waste, or go for wrapping paper which made of recycled paper and which has a low impact on the environment.
7. Remember less is more, if buying for kids, buy fewer better quality presents that will last, rather than lots of cheap disposable presents.
8. Purchase services rather than products. How about a massage gift voucher, tickets to an event or alike instead of another Christmas jumper?
9. If you have bought or received a gift that requires batteries invest in some rechargeable ones, they will save money in the long run and the environment.
10. When picking up the food for your Christmas BBQ or turkey roast, select produce which grown locally to reduce food miles, and go for organic and fair-trade if possible. Don't forget to take the reusable shopping bags. Most importantly of all make sure you relax and enjoy the Christmas break! Discover more great tips about sustainable living, renewable energy and ways to reduce your carbon footprint .
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