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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
