Ho-ho-hosting season

IT’S CHRISTMASSSS, the season of yummy food, sparkly lights, and hosting family and friends…and the season with the most waste. From single-use wrapping paper to plastic packaging it can feel unavoidable. Here are some top tips to be a more eco-friendly hostess whilst still having a holly jolly Christmas. Time to turn your home from red to green!

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DIY Decorations

Mother nature provides the best decorations. Time to get foraging for leaves, twigs and pinecones. Not only are they super beautiful but also free and zero waste! You can get as creative as you want, from simply popping them in a vase, making your own wreath and even spraying them fun Christmas colours.

Tis the Season

This is such a fun time of year to eat seasonally. All your festive favourite fruit and veg are in season eg. parsnips, potatoes, pears and of course the Christmas favourite, the Brussel sprout. If you don’t normally get one this time of year might be a good time to try a fruit and veg box from your local farm. Find one local to you here. Or click here for Odd box to get all the quirky looking vegetables and fruit that would otherwise go to waste.

Calm and Bright

Clean before, during and after your celebrations using plastic free cleaning products. Make sure your surfaces are as sparkly as your Christmas with our Pine Antibacterial Surface Spray. Wash up the pans and glasses that can’t go in your dishwasher using our NEW washing liquid.

Leftover Grub

Nearly a 3rd of all Brits admit to wasting food over the Christmas season. With 10% of our Christmas food shopping ending up in the bin. Leftovers are pretty much inevitable during the Christmas season, here are ways you can use them up.

• Soup, our go to. It’s warm, comforting and you can pretty much pop any savory leftovers in!
• The fan favourite: Boxing day sandwich. It’s a classic for a reason, it’s EASY and yummy.

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• If you want to get fancy, you could make these leftover Christmas pies.

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• Make use of your freezer! Clean out your freezer now in advance of the big day to make room for the extra grub.
• If you still have too many leftovers to handle you can always share out the food with your friends, family and guests. Give them an adult party bag full of leftover yummies.

More:

Eco-friendly baking – how to do it and why

Easy and cheap ways to keep energy bills low

Real vs Synthetic Christmas trees – which is better for the planet?