Green Gifts

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Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Everyone You Know.

~Go Greener, One Gift at a time~

Doing your part to make our planet greener? Let's face it, it can take alot of work to live a Greener lifestyle. One easy way to make our impact a little smaller is to take stock in the presents we give to others.


Green List

So what kinds of materials make something into a 'Green' product? Let's take a look at a few...

  1. Organic Cotton : Organic cotton is grown using plants that are not genetically modified, as well as grown without the use of harmful pesticides. (Commercial cotton uses more pesticides than any other crop.)
  2. Hemp : Hemp is considered one of nature's most useful plants. Hemp seed oil is used in beautyand health products. Hemp stalks produce fiber and cellulose which can produce a broad range of products from car parts,to fuel, to clothing.
  3. Bamboo : Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants on the earth. Having no need for fertilizer or pesticides, bamboo is one of the most environmentally friendly alternatives to wood and paper products.
  4. Recycled Materials : There are loads of home and garden products made from recycled materials, and more new ones arriving daily.
  5. Soy Fiber : Soy fiber is a by-product from the productions of soy beans for consumption. Great idea to turn a waste product into something so useful!


Finding the Green Online?

In an ideal world, the one shop with everything you ever needed would be right across the road, it would never be crowded, and you'd always get the best deal. lololol you say ?

Support your local businesses whenever you can. It's not always as easy as that , so grab some idea of places to look online.


Green Wrapping Ideas

Finishing Touches

Ok, so you've found that perfect gift and all that's left to now is wrap it up .

Wrapping paper? Take a moment and get creative!

Make your own gift bags from scrap material, or newsprint . Reuse gift bags that have been given to you. And if you're feeling like extra energetic , make your own paper! (This is a great project to get the kids involved with.)

Factoids: * 35% of all matter in land fills is paper products.

*The average household throws away 13,000 separate pieces of paper each year. Most is packaging and junk mail.

* Each ton (2000 pounds) of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water. This represents a 64% energy savings, a 58% water savings, and 60 pounds less of air pollution!

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