Go Green this Christmas: Gift Wrap and Gift Ideas
15 December 2007 10:08 PM Filed in: Green Living
By Kat Vaughan
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans increase their trash by 25% between Thanksgiving and Christmas, resulting in 25 million tons of garbage a year! With these staggering statistics in mind, let's agree to a be more green this Christmas simply by giving or wrapping presents in a more globally minded, earth friendly manner. Here are some ideas to get you going:
1. Forget the traditional gifts of things, simply give love! Volunteer, spend quality time with your loved ones and be the present to another!
2. Give gift cards: This reduces environmental waste substantially while making your loved ones thrilled. Gift cards can be for book stores, movie tickets, museums, music stores, spas, manicure, coffee stores, and more.
3. Give plants: This great gift is inexpensive and enjoyable all year long.
4. Wrap oversized items with just a bow. Save paper and time.
5. Wrap boxes or presents with brown garbage bags and decorate the outside using markers, ribbon, or other creative decorations.
6. Stuff boxes with newspapers and/or shredded paper.
7. Give a homebaked pie, cookies and/or fudge, instead of buying a gift.
8. Buy online gift certificates.
9. Make a homemade gift (calendar, recipe book, photo book, etc.)
10. Buy fair trade gifts online and multi-ship to save money.
11. Use reusable gift bags.
12. Buy unique gifts at a thrift store (something novel, not dated!).
When it comes to gifts, be socially responsible, eco-friendy and globally minded. Buy fair trade and give fair trade gifts. Make a difference today!
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans increase their trash by 25% between Thanksgiving and Christmas, resulting in 25 million tons of garbage a year! With these staggering statistics in mind, let's agree to a be more green this Christmas simply by giving or wrapping presents in a more globally minded, earth friendly manner. Here are some ideas to get you going:
1. Forget the traditional gifts of things, simply give love! Volunteer, spend quality time with your loved ones and be the present to another!
2. Give gift cards: This reduces environmental waste substantially while making your loved ones thrilled. Gift cards can be for book stores, movie tickets, museums, music stores, spas, manicure, coffee stores, and more.
3. Give plants: This great gift is inexpensive and enjoyable all year long.
4. Wrap oversized items with just a bow. Save paper and time.
5. Wrap boxes or presents with brown garbage bags and decorate the outside using markers, ribbon, or other creative decorations.
6. Stuff boxes with newspapers and/or shredded paper.
7. Give a homebaked pie, cookies and/or fudge, instead of buying a gift.
8. Buy online gift certificates.
9. Make a homemade gift (calendar, recipe book, photo book, etc.)
10. Buy fair trade gifts online and multi-ship to save money.
11. Use reusable gift bags.
12. Buy unique gifts at a thrift store (something novel, not dated!).
When it comes to gifts, be socially responsible, eco-friendy and globally minded. Buy fair trade and give fair trade gifts. Make a difference today!
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