Taken from Penrith City Council

Penrith City Council's Dreaming of a Green Christmas campaign celebrates the fun and festive aspects of Christmas while encouraging people to think about ways to make it more sustainable.

There are many ways to keep the festive season fun while reducing the negative social, economic and environmental impacts – from shopping to gift-wrapping, food, decorations and entertaining.

The 12 ways for a more sustainable Christmas

1. Shop locally
2. Shop with companies with a fair trade ethic
3. Buy sustainable gifts
4. Give a gift that keeps on giving
5. Wrap presents with recycled paper
6. Turn Christmas lights off overnight
7. Spend lots of time with family and friends
8. Buy locally-grown or organic produce for your Christmas lunch
9. Give charity, recycled or e-cards
10. Make a donation to a good cause
11. Buy Green Power for your Christmas event
12. Pool your Christmas shopping into fewer bags

For more detail on each of the 12 tips, download the Dreaming of a Green Christmas flyer (PDF) or visit the Penrith City Council – Sustainability website.

Your thoughts on a green Christmas

To make a comment, add a suggestion or weblink, or simply to find out more, please contact Penrith City Council's Sustainability Education Officer, Carmel Hamilton, on 4732 8050 or chamilton@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au.

Did you like this article? Share it with others online!  - What does this mean?               You can subscribe to ECA's early childhood news feed here Learn more about RSS news feeds If you liked this article, you can 'social bookmark' it with others who might be searching for good content on early childhood. This means you can share your favourite webpages with others, or just keep an online list of your bookmarks so you can access them on any computer. Read more about social bookmarks More about digg>> More about del.icio.us>> More about google>>    More about yahoo>> More about stumbleupon>> More about reddit>> Close this window