​Get ready for a sustainable Christmas: ecotips for these holidays

This Christmas the sustainability is a trend! We bring you the best ecotips to enjoy a very sustainable holiday.

If you want to bet on sustainability this Christmas, you don't have to give up gifts or big meals, but it's important that we become aware of the state of the planet and try to contribute to a better world.

We show you some tips and tricks to enjoy this holidays with great enthusiasm and sustainability.

Christmas is time to be with the family, but also of great consumption, waste, energy expenditure, endless meals ... During these days we generate much more waste than usual and that is why it is important to bet on a sustainable Christmas.

4 ecotips for sustainable parties

Local products and responsible cuisine

Include more local, fresh and seasonal products in your Christmas lunches and dinners. Try to avoid overprocessed and over-packaged products. Adding local products to your Christmas menu you will help prevent transportation and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

DIY decorations and gifts

If you want to bet on a creative Christmas, spend time with your family and reconnect with the Christmas spirit, you can decorate your home with different crafts. Enjoy practicing DIY (Do It Yourself)!

Set aside the plastic fir trees and create your own Christmas tree or Christmas decorations with home or natural materials: branches, cardboard boxes, magazines or newspapers that you no longer use... Let your creativity fly!

Practice Furoshiki

Don't know Furoshiki? It is a traditional Japanese cloth that is used to wrap objects. This technique can be an ideal trend to wrap your gifts and to avoid the use of packaging, boxes and disposable gift wrap.

This way, you will give a special touch to your gifts, surprise your family and you will be able to reuse the cloth as many times as you want.

Experiences as gifts

Theater, workshops, museums, exhibitions, ecotourism… You have thousands of options to give away! You don’t always have to opt for material gifts, but there are experiences as well. If you opt for this type of gift, you will help the local economy, give a cultural touch and enjoy spending time in company.

Also, if you opt for toys or material objects, try to avoid gifts with batteries so as not to pollute and use more efficient appliances.

And of course, after the holidays, it's time to clean, reuse, store... and recycle! Separate all the waste you generate in the corresponding containers, store those materials or objects that may be reused in the future and, if the electrical and electronic equipment is damaged, try to repair them, if not, deposit them in a local waste.

This Christmas take a chance on sustainable parties!