6 ways that you can be more eco-friendly this Christmas

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Christmas time can be a very wasteful time of year. So how can you try to be a little more eco-friendly without spoiling all the fun this festive season?

1. Buy local food produce for your Christmas dinner

This year try to buy as much of your Christmas dinner ingredients from local farms. If you can purchase a locally bred turkey, locally grown Brussel sprouts and potatoes you’ll be making a big step towards being more eco-friendly this Christmas. And you might find the food tastes better as locally produced food has a lower carbon footprint because it isn’t shipped in from abroad.

2. Go organic this Christmas

Imagine how delicious an organic Christmas dinner would be. Organic food is grown without the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides that harm the environment. The soil is healthier and the local wildlife benefits from a pesticide free environment. Organic food is healthier because organically grown crops absorb natural nutrients from the organic soil. So this Christmas see if you can go organic for a great tasting, healthier Christmas dinner.

3. Buy eco-friendly gifts for your friends and family

An eco-friendly Christmas gift is a great present. Eco-friendly gifts tend to be interesting and quirky, which is great at Christmas when people want a nice surprise to unwrap. But not only that’ eco-friendly gifts remind your friends about the importance of sustainable living.

4. Go for a walk down to your local pub

This Christmas leave the car at home, wrap up warmly and take a stroll with your family to the local pub for a Christmas drink. A walk after a hefty Christmas dinner is a good way to relieve that bloated feeling.

5. Recycle your wrapping paper

The temptation at Christmas, after opening the presents, can be to just chuck all the ripped up paper in the bin. This Christmas make an effort to remove the adhesive tape and recycle the used wrapping paper. It’s easier than you think and if everyone did it, it could make a big difference.

6. Got a lot of leftovers? Compost them

You’ll probably have a lot of leftover food that can’t be eaten at Christmas time. Did you know that most of it can be composted and used in the garden? With a discreet and self contained kitchen composter you don’t need to leave the kitchen to compost the leftovers you scrape off your dinner plates. It can be kept in the kitchen ready to access with ease.

Will you make an effort to be more eco-friendly this Christmas? Please let us know in the comments.