10 top tips for a greener Christmas

That time of year has come again when we start thinking about what to buy our

nearest and dearest without breaking the bank or harming the environment.

Gift support
Buy your loved ones a years support to Friends of the Earth – they receive gifts including Earthmatters,seeds and ‘The Little Green Book of BIG Green Ideas’, and you know you’ve helped us with our vital work to protect the environment.

Greener gifts
Shop at The Natural Collection for a wide range of organic & environmentally friendly-products.

For every purchase you make Friends of the Earth receives a donation.

Buy a magazine subscription
How about a subscription to a favourite title such as the New Internationalist or the New Scientist.

You get a discount of up to 99% off and we get £8 for every subscription bought.

Go local Avoid the crazy crush of the high street and buy your gifts from local designers and craft centres.

Send e-cards
Send e-cards rather than paper ones and save yourself from adding to the 1 million Christmas card mountain.

Or re-use your Christmas cards
Buy some of our fab Seasons Greetings labels so you can re-use your cards and some envelope

re-use labels to send them in.

Get ethical products
Subscribe to Ethiscore to find the most ethical products out there. Quote RY723 and they will

make a donation to Friends of the Earth to say thank you.

Buy Friends of the Earth books
Buy friends & family one of our great, green books such as ‘Save Cash & Save the Planet’ or

‘Don’t Throw it All Away’.

Fairer gifts
Buy products that give a fair deal to Third World Producers at the Fairtrade Foundation and Traidcraft.

Get more of our top tips for a greener Christmas.

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