the halls are decked the trees are lit and theres music in the air as christmasis around the corner while its a wonderful time of the year lets face it its also a period of peak consumption studies show that globally our waste level increases about 2530 per cent during holidays making the season far from kind towards our planet that said most of these environmental impacts can be reduced with some effortread also5 flowers extensively used for christmas decorchristmas is around the corner and therefore it becomes important that we start planning and looking for decorations we would want for the day there are some flowers which would add to your decorations below is a list of all the flowers which could be adding a mesmerizing touch to your christmasits all things roasted for christmaswith cauliflower nuts and vegetables go beyond chicken for this years christmas roast dinnerwith a little knowhow and preplanning you can pull off anecofriendly christmas without having to skimp on the festivities from the tree you choose to the gifts you give everything big or small can make a differenceget a real tree or make your ownthe best kind of christmas tree is in fact the one with roots although plastic trees are touted to be reusable studies say that they need to be used for at least 20 years for them to be the greener choice most of the fake trees are made of nondegradable petroleum products and use up resources in manufacture as well as shipping live trees on the other hand can be repotted replanted back to the ground and recycled into mulch couldnt find a live tree try this instead all you need is some old wooden planks nail differentsized horizontal planks together on a long vertical one add in some led fairy lights and voila your scandinavian christmas tree is readykeep gifting practical experiential consider gifts that are experiential such as tickets to an event an activity etc when you do choose material gifts reduce your carbon footprint as much as you can go local and opt for homegrown brands and ecofriendly options avoid batteryoperated gifts since batteries even rechargeable ones eventually find their way to the growing mound of ewaste the world can do without make holiday cards at home or better still go for plantable cards regifting is fine its better to gift it to someone who would actually use it rather than hoard things you dont need xmas table with a twiststart with your table dcor by foraging twigs berries dried flowers and rosemary leaves dont stop there use allnatural local vegetables in the menu and use edible decorations on the table a christmas tree pie gingerbread cookies or a wreath of olives your dinner can be decorative delicious and sustainablequirky xmas decor ideas for the ecofriendly you paint old puzzle pieces white and join them to make pretty snowflakes paste some plaid fabric onto a mason jar lid add shapes like reindeers