Give a gift to our planet this holiday season
After choosing gifts for your friends and family this holiday season, why not give a little something back to nature? Since it is the season of giving, we’ve put together a list of things you can do to help make our Earth a happier and healthier place this year. After all our planet puts up with, it could probably use a little pampering once in a while!
Even if it’s snowing, you can let the green shine through with these tips:
- Skip wrapping paper and present your gift in a reusable item such as a basket or tin
- Put your light strings on a timer and save money as well as energy
- Upgrade your holiday lighting to energy-efficient LED bulbs
- Recycle your live tree or wreaths
- Use china or glassware when entertaining
- Use wooden or biodegradable ornaments such as real pinecones or pine branches
- If you’re in a colder climate, build a snowman for that extra holiday yard décor
- Instead using a holiday aerosol freshener, boil cinnamon sticks, orange essence oil and nutmeg in water
- Instead staying indoors and using electricity, enjoy a natural holiday adventure such as going skiing, sledding or ice skating.
- Send e-cards instead of paper ones
Want to spread some green cheer with your friends and family? Help the environment with eco-friendly gifts such as:
- Bird feeders
- Live trees or plants
- Personalized reusable shopping bags
- Steel water bottles
- Solar charger for electronics
- Wireless solar keyboards
- GreenWash balls for detergent-free laundry
- Mountain bikes
- Solar light caps
- Organic herb garden kits
A healthier planet keeps us happy too; so help share the green this holiday season!
Have any other green ideas? Let us know!
~ Charlene Marie
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