Deck the Halls with Sustainable Decorations
The season of Christmas and its celebrations most times come with a lot of waste. If you genuinely want to avoid all of this waste, there are specific steps you will need to take.
You can enjoy Christmas without necessarily wasting at all. Just follow these ten (10) necessary steps, and you will have at least a low waste Christmas celebration if it is not even a zero waste one.
Reduce Food Waste This Christmas: Tips for a Sustainable Feast
- Patronize Pre-Loved. Get items from those that sell second-hand. These shops sell special and unique items that will be of great help for you and your family this Christmas season.
- Create Long-Lasting Memories With Friends and Family Members. Try out fun activities like a movie day out, picnic, a spa day, or what have you. Do this instead of material things.
- Reuse certain items and learn always to personalize the feel. You can use old comics to wrap your kids’ gifts. This gives a personal touch to your Christmas celebration, and it also adds some bold flair to your style.
- Lessen waste from papers by sending ecards. You can also get recycled cards if you must use cards. That is the way to make things last well enough.
- Give value-adding gifts rather than just immediate gift items. Gifts like registration to learn a craft or trade will help anyone develop. Such gifts keep giving, and that is the value they add.
- Do not hold onto gifts you do not need. If this is the case, you can return such gifts and get another, resell it or give someone else as a gift. You can also provide such gifts to charity.
- Do It Together! You can come together with family and friends to celebrate the Christmas season. You all can collectively celebrate the season, have fun, and even do the gifting.
- Create Your Gifts. You can give those loved ones gifts you have made by yourself. You will also avoid wastes.
- Make a comprehensive list of all you will need before you go shopping. That is how to shop smart!
- Save energy waste by using solar and also turning off your Christmas light when they are not in use.
If you can do all of these, you will enjoy your Christmas celebration with no waste at all.