To wonder if anyone is thinkingbof a more eco friendly Christmas this year?

[malificent7]

As opposed to the plastic tat fest it has become?
Also hoping it will be cheaper than normal. Any plans ....put them here. I might get a 2nd hand fake tree if i can as my old one is broken.

I have a fake pre decorated tree I have been using for years.
I don’t wrap but have gift bags which I reuse each year for family gifts.
I still do stockings for my adult children but use the same sack they have had since they were kids and nothing is wrapped.
I only do cards for a couple of aging relatives who still appreciate getting them.
I don’t go mad on food shopping afteralll Christmas diner is just a roast with a few extra sprouts. But I do still get a couple of nice puddings.
I don’t drink so I just get in the usual soft drinks I buy.

I love Christmas but don’t feel the need to cover everything in tacky decorations or over eat.

Great thread. I love the idea of making fabric gift bags. Will definitely adopt this idea. The bit I hate most about Christmas excess is the paper waste.

We always reused wrapping paper. We were never allowed to tear it. some paper gets through more than 2 Christmases. Also glass baubles instead of plastic.

If you use a fake Christmas tree for 10 years or more then it becomes more environmentally friendly than real trees. Luckily was a fact on a Christmas edition of QI last yeah when I was trying to persuade DP that real was the better option.

I'll stop sending and receiving cards this year. Also replace hand wash/body wash with soaps to reduce plastic packaging. Maybe using fabric napkins instead of paper ones is also a good idea?

-I am planning to make our own Xmas tree decorations with things I no longer use. The cardboard from toilet rolls for example.
-Vegan (or almost fully vegan) Xmas dinner.
-Christmas presents from second hand shop (ok I can do this cause my kids are still young and don't realise).
-Knit your Christmas shocks (those u fill with presents and sweets). Commercial ones are made with plastic fibres.
-Reduce presents. We have everything we can possibly need.
-Swap shopping with charitable activities and days out with the kids.
-Cook everything from scratch and buy products that are not wrapped in plastic (and if they are, only cause they are on sale and otherwise will be thrown away.

Also replace hand wash/body wash with soaps to reduce plastic packaging

Bar soaps are fine for an individual but handwashing with a bar soap is a bit grim. Much as I love my family , I don't want to share their germs . ( I do Infection Control at work, NHS banned bar soaps years ago ) .

Refillable handwash ? Or the ceramic /metal dispensers and refill.
Places like L'Occitane do large pouches to refill .

I've never put an Xmas tree or decorations up. I've never owned any.
I've never sent cards as I'm too tight to buy them.
I give money in envelopes for gifts, so no wrapping paper etc required.
I don't host over Xmas, nor do I visit others. I like to just chill out in my own home in my PJ's over Xmas with my husband, eating, drinking and listening to music.

That's my unintentional nod to the environment.