Reduce

 Bring your own bags for shopping gifts to reduce the use of plastic bags
 Do not use excessive gift wrapping or use no wrapping at all
 Do not use excessive ornaments for decoration
 Switch on decoration lights only when there are people in the house
 Send electronic greeting cards instead of paper ones
 Use washable cutlery, cups, or other food utensils for party; and avoid using disposable ones

Re use

 Save reusable decoration e.g. plastic Christmas trees, ornaments, etc. for next year
 Donate unwanted gifts to needy

Recycle

 Source separate all recyclable items e.g. aluminium cans, plastic bottles, paper (e.g. greeting cards)
 Send recyclable items to local recyclers

• Login or register to post comments
• Email this tip
• 345 reads