Christmas is one of the most exciting but also most wasteful holidays! Find out simple green party planning ideas on how to plan a more meaningful, more eco-friendly green Christmas Party.
Start to plan your party by selecting your guests. Invite them the Eco-way using Evites.
Food and Drinks!
Buy organic locally-grown products whenever possible…they are fresh and will taste better! Buying locally saves fuel and therefore carbon emissions. If you are Catering your party, find the best organic alternatives here.
Offer a variety of Green Drinks (organic alternatives) instead of beer and wines. Organic Drinks are a much healthier option, with lower amounts of sugar! Water is a must!
Green Decorations
Reuse last year’s decorations!
Green Christmas Trees
- Artificial Trees: Although you might think that an artificial tree will last for many years, it’s not much of a benefit to the environment. Artificial trees are made from non-renewable plastic PVC. They are non-recyclable and non biodegradable
- Natural Trees: Buying a natural tree and replanting it in your backyard after Christmas is the greenest way to celebrate the season with a tree.
- Rent a Tree: You can rent a tree and return it after the holiday is over. Christmas tree recycling is great for the environment!
Green Christmas Gifts
Give gifts that are meaningful…and wanted. Unwanted gifts will end up in a landfill. When buying a gift, look for energy-free gifts or the ones that have rechargeable batteries. When buying a gift, look for local and natural alternatives. Local and natural alternatives are the best.
Wrapped Paper
"As much fun as wrapping paper can be, it is also a wasteful part of gift-giving. As much as half of the 85 million tons of paper products Americans consume every year goes toward packaging, wrapping and decorating goods. Also, wrapping paper and shopping bags alone account for about 4 million tons of trash annually in the U.S." http://earth911.com
- Be creative and reuse newspaper, magazines, bags or fabrics that you can find in your own house
- Use Recycled Content wrapping paper
