• Buy a real Christmas tree, growing in a pot, so it can be planted or re-used again.
• Remember to Compost all your kitchen waste, cardboard and paper.
• Keep all your wrapping paper to use again next year.
• Use old newspapers and magazines as wrapping paper.
• Try and buy your food “unwrapped” with little or no packaging.
• Recycle your Christmas cards or re-use again next year as gift tags or more cards or send e-cards.
• Take unwanted gifts and clothes to charity shops; furniture and household  goods to GOFA, SOFA or Re:Source or use Freecycle.
• Avoid using paper plates, cups and serviettes or buy recycled.
• Don’t buy toys and games that need batteries.
• Donate the money you normally spend on cards and gifts to charity.
• Buy cards  made from 100% recycled materials or send e-cards .
• Try purchasing environmental, ethicial, second-hand or recycled gifts.

Additional advice from Cornwall Council <read more>

Low Carbon Xmas tips from 10:10 <read more>

Further info on a Green Christmas from the Ecologist <read more>

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