7 tips to be green at Christmas

Ah, Christmas... That bright time of year when you empty your wallet to buy gifts for the whole family, eat festive dishes, and… pollute enormously. Here are 11 tips for an eco-friendly Christmas!

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Christmas: A celebration as magical as it is polluting

Christmas is a highly anticipated holiday, for young and old alike. We give each other gifts, set up a lit tree and festive decorations, and eat a huge family meal… And we pollute massively. Of course, on the scale of a single household, it is not a problem. But knowing that many families consume heavily at Christmas (packaging that fills the trash cans, overconsumption for gifts, food thrown away if meals are not finished, etc.), then you start to have a lot of waste on your hands! But how can we combat all this waste? How can we continue to celebrate Christmas while remaining mindful of our environmental impact?

Tips for being eco-friendly

1. The gifts

Avoid buying from too far away

When we buy gifts for our loved ones, we want the best for them (and that is normal). And often, to get that best, we buy from Chinese, American sites, etc. And buying from far away rhymes with carbon emissions (well, it does not rhyme, but you get the point). Indeed, it is very likely airplanes and/or trucks that will transport the gifts you ordered. How to fix this? If possible, buy your gifts locally! Prioritize stores/sites in your country to limit the use of transport as much as possible (and therefore CO² emissions).