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Xmas tree you might always purchase a synthetic tree that may be reused for a few years, these range between ten pounds to over a hundred pounds. Ours basically looks real! If you purchase a genuine tree, pay the Wood Trust or a different organization to plant one in its place! Xmas Decorations If you have evergreen plants and trees - to be sure you've got an yearly supply of ecologically friendly Xmas decorations why don't you do some of your pruning just before Xmas and use the choice bits for inside? If you have not got any evergreens but have a garden ask for a few of these plants as Yuletide presents. They may take one or two years to grow but then all you'll need to do is crop in December and be as creative as you like. Make a home made wreath using branches trimmed from your garden or someone elses. Purchase hand-crafted decor made of recycled or eco-friendly materials.

If at all possible by fair trade too as they are definitely a superb way to support the disadvantaged. While a number of these crafts won't be from recycled materials they supply much required earnings to needful people. Ivy is sweet to drape around pictures, windows and the base of Xmas trees, it'll hide the wires of the tree lights. There's as far as I know not a replacement for electrical fairy lights but as they last for many years and use little power, their impact is comparatively low and they do look good. One of the benefits of using natural decorations is that after Xmas they don't need to go in the bin they can enter your standard garden waste on the rubbish pile. Christmas tree ornaments Make home made ornaments from ( painted ) pinecones, painted eggshells, crushed ( coloured ) alcan foil, paper chains, paper snowflakes, old CDs and more! Decorate a doll as an angel. Do an internet search for recycled or home-made tree ornaments for countless ideas or purchase these recycled or green tree ornaments if you cant be prepared to make them. Gifts get a subscription to an organisation working to make the world a better place like the RSPB, RSPCA or Oxfam. If you're purchasing a present that uses batteries ensure the person you are purchasing it for has a battery charger and buy chargeable batteries. Get a home made present, bird table, compost bin. Chocolate cakes regularly go down really well! Present wrap Collect additional photocopies or no longer required papers from work for your kids to draw on the back. Use coloured photographs from your childrens colouring books. Use leftover pieces of fabric or wallpaper. Use recycled paper. Put the present within another present like a decorative tin, nice wooden box for example. Use present wrap, present bags and present boxes, ribbon and bows from last Yuletide or prior parties. Leave the tags blank on the gifts you are giving so they can be reused.

Greetings cards & present tags Send an e-card.

Make a greeting card or tag from scrap paper, fabric or wallpaper.

Make cards or tags from pieces of food box. Packing material Use saved packing material like froth or bubble wrap. Crush up paper into loose balls. This is inexpensive, quick and lightweight! This is our favorite technique for box filler. After the New Year Find out where you can recycle your real Xmas tree or Christmas cards, local councils and shops are a handy place to start.

They'll turn your trees into mulch to be used in parks and public gardens. Use any wrapping paper that isn't reusable for shelf liners or craft projects. Save boxes, present bags, wrapping, filler, ribbons and bows for future gift wrapping or craft projects.

Dump them to pals, neighbours etc if you have too many to keep.