Dreaming of a Green Christmas!
Caught up in my birthday and the holidays, so not much time to post. Happy holidays to everyone!
Dreaming of a Green Christmas?
With all the shopping, holiday parties, and traveling around many people forget about going green this time of the year.
There are a few things that I can think of to help make it a more sustainable and Earth-friendly holiday season:
- If you still have time, try making only one or a few shopping trips to one location instead of driving all over town. It saves you gas money and reduces your carbon emissions.
- Ordering online and having it delivered might not be the best green choice, because you’re still creating a big carbon footprint by having large trucks, airplanes, and small trucks ship your packages all over the country.
- Buy local - deliver local. If you can find a local company to buy gifts from, you’ll be making a big impact. And, if you can, order a gift for someone from a company local to your friend or family member and have it delivered.
- Be creative with your wrapping of presents. Do you need to buy up a lot of wrapping paper, tape and boxes to cover up your presents? Re-use, recycle and pre-cycle! We try to re-use a lot of gift bags so that we’re not buying more or wasting paper. You could also make a “present box” that is covered with old holiday paper but that is easily opened. It can be used again next season!
- Put your holiday lights on a timer. Set the timer to only run during evening but shut off by 11pm or midnight. There’s no need to leave the lights on all night long while most people are sleeping… and I’m sure your neighbors would love you more without the bright lights shining in all night.
And, my favorite method of being green during the holidays! Re-gifting! Get something you don’t like this Christmas? Save it for the next birthday or holiday season and give it away again! You don’t need to go shopping, you don’t need to spend any money, and you’ve already got a few gift bags left over from this year’s celebrations!
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Have you got any more ways to be green during the holidays?
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