Eco decorations Reduce, reuse and recycle. If you have had your decorations for many years then keep using them. However when they finally give up the ghost then maybe you could replace them with more eco friendly versions. There are a lot more options around now....
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Sinterklass has a wooden advent calendar in his workshop at the North Pole. It was made by his chief elf, Hoofdpiet....
Eco Crackers The reusable ones are newish and I haven't seen them before. They are expensive though at £20 for just 6. You may be able to make some homemade ones that slide into each other so that you can reuse them. Crackers are fun but...
Guernsey fairy folk, the pouques and witches, care very much for the environment on the island. They have asked to help out with the advent blogs. I will admit that they do have a good green record. They joined forces with the wombles for the...
Wrapping paper Every million ton of wrapping paper used over Christmas equates to many more million trees.Most wrapping paper is dyed, laminated and contains glitter, plastic or gold shapes, so it can’t easily be recycled. You can tell by trying to scrunch it up. It does...
Secret Santa. Have a think about how you can make your secret santa be kind to the planet. Avoid non recyclable wrapping paper...
Even better still if you can then make use of your tree after Christmas with a tree collecting scheme. This is what happened last year in 2020 on Guernsey: Is a plastic or real tree better for the environment.BBC Radio 4 podcast with The Carbon trust...
Uses for Silica gel When you take your next lateral flow test, have a look for the tiny packet of silica gel. You will often find these packets in other goods that you buy as well.What is Silica gel?Silica gel is a desiccant which is a...