Christmas is already a pretty demanding time of year and if we are faced with a Christmas in Lockdown, then I’m sure the prospect of attempting to reduce your environmental impact makes the whole process seem even more daunting. It doesn’t have to be though. Take a look at our 8 Plastic-Free Christmas Top Tips for 2020 and you’ll be surprised just how easy it can be and how you can actually save yourself time and money in the process.
“Tis the season to be jolly…”
However, did you know that during the Christmas period the amount of overall waste we produce increases by 30%? and this year during the first wave of Coronavirus lockdown, household waste saw an increase of 300% overall. That’s nothing to be Jolly about! We already produce far too much as it is and yet our insatiable appetite for all things Christmas has us gifting and eating all things merrily on high at the expense of the environment
We all get suckered in by the clever marketing that starts in September and over-indulge ourselves every year on a lot of unnecessary consumerist crap!
How about this year you Make Christmas your first Plastic-free, plastic reducing, environmentally friendly Christmas