Santa is worried about global warming affecting his home in lapland
Here are some ideas for making a difference this Christmas. Put concerns about your eco-footprint behind you this Christmas with some easy to follow energy saving tips!
Here’s a website with some energy saving ideas or how about these which we came up with:
- don’t buy things that are excessively packaged
- make edible presents
- send e-cards
- buy wrapping paper and cards made from recycled paper
- make your own Christams decorations
- use gift bags and boxes that can be reused
- make material bags
- use a christmas stocking for presents
- cut up old cards for gift tags
- use low energy lights on your Christmas tree
- fit re-chargable batteries to Christmas gifts
- use re-usable shopping bags when Christmas shopping
- buy drinks in bigger bottles rather than lots of small ones
- shop at local shops and farmers’ markets
- buy food with low food miles
- buy fresh fruit and veg without packaging
- only buy the food you know you will use
- make leftovers into a meal and freeze for later use
- compost fruit and veg peelings
- don’t overheat the house
- if you buy a rooted Christams tree, keep it n the garden for the following year
- recyclke all bottles, jars etc
- take your tree to be shredded
- take your cards to Woodland Trust collection points at WHSmoths, M&S & Tescos
- buy charity gifts for people who have everything
- buy thoughtful presents that people will really want
- buy an energy saving gift
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