tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post8657238288597746568..comments2023-07-01T14:53:34.268+02:00Comments on A Green and Rosie Life: Weekly Green Tips #33 - 7 Tips to Reduce Christmas WasteA Green and Rosie Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-79046645495353048232018-01-04T23:38:41.706+01:002018-01-04T23:38:41.706+01:00We have had a rule for some years that we only buy...We have had a rule for some years that we only buy our Christmas presents from charity shops (i.e.used or donated items) - except edibles! And only use recyclable paper.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-88989121867122686502016-12-14T10:42:18.649+01:002016-12-14T10:42:18.649+01:00Me too! Me too! A Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-48784330686492674042016-12-13T19:02:56.884+01:002016-12-13T19:02:56.884+01:00Great tips Rosie! I love naturally decorated thing...Great tips Rosie! I love naturally decorated things. Thanks for linking to #pocoloMorgan Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929878897599036944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-11387355778758445222016-12-10T11:45:01.114+01:002016-12-10T11:45:01.114+01:00I love your ideas - I have bought a Christmas tree...I love your ideas - I have bought a Christmas tree this year. I say tree, that may be a bit of an exaggeration ... it is a very small conifer in a pot which I plan to grow on for many years to come.A Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-65710705174814614362016-12-09T23:22:12.581+01:002016-12-09T23:22:12.581+01:00Hello, I'm visiting from #wastelesswednesday b...Hello, I'm visiting from #wastelesswednesday blog hop. Love your tips, I try to avoid wrapping paper (I usually use foreign newspaper from work, or fabric) and we were going to buy a new Christmas tree but I've decided to forage about for some big twigs and make one instead!Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-59671211050592992732016-12-08T07:04:18.670+01:002016-12-08T07:04:18.670+01:00That's great to hear!That's great to hear!A Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-10427785718570679022016-12-08T02:26:00.509+01:002016-12-08T02:26:00.509+01:00YES! Thank you for sharing all this great info. I...YES! Thank you for sharing all this great info. I am being very intentional with everything this year to have as little excess waste as possible!Simple Life Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937505443322707124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-23614660393750098232016-12-07T11:33:44.685+01:002016-12-07T11:33:44.685+01:00They sound lovely! They sound lovely! A Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-59424498256291781982016-12-02T07:22:39.147+01:002016-12-02T07:22:39.147+01:00If we all reduced just a bot each year no-one woul...If we all reduced just a bot each year no-one would really notice but the effect would be huge!A Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-7507829105998094932016-12-02T02:16:20.319+01:002016-12-02T02:16:20.319+01:00Good tips. I love Christmas but agree that there i...Good tips. I love Christmas but agree that there is a lot of waste! #PoCoLoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13006727330831002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-6087346649553495702016-12-01T08:29:27.484+01:002016-12-01T08:29:27.484+01:00Might it not be better to recycle the paper? ... b...Might it not be better to recycle the paper? ... but it's great you have bought more small and local :)A Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-74206413080591401502016-12-01T04:15:31.280+01:002016-12-01T04:15:31.280+01:00i am totally guilty when it comes to the wrapping ...i am totally guilty when it comes to the wrapping paper but we have started to throw it into the fire so then there is no waste. i have been so good this year. making a lot of the gifts and buying small and local :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445467840466304061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-66804279663175227132016-11-25T19:03:26.225+01:002016-11-25T19:03:26.225+01:00Even my non-veggie heart breaks for all that turke...Even my non-veggie heart breaks for all that turkey waste. I rear my own animals for food and know how much work goes into that and for some to just be thrown away is wrong. A Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-64318084640994983852016-11-25T17:33:46.408+01:002016-11-25T17:33:46.408+01:00Thank you. I hate it when online companies use so...Thank you. I hate it when online companies use so much packaging - you can always name and shame them on social media. If we all did that maybe they would start to better their ways. A Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-18687801299471619782016-11-25T16:58:09.655+01:002016-11-25T16:58:09.655+01:00I totally love this post. We always buy too much f...I totally love this post. We always buy too much food. The packaging from some online companies is totally unbelievable! I have been shocked by the huge boxes sent with tiny things. Just awful. #POCOLOSpectrum Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223279993291949320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-8577952621226863682016-11-25T16:28:52.202+01:002016-11-25T16:28:52.202+01:00Great tips! I've purposely bought almost ever...Great tips! I've purposely bought almost everything second-hand this year because I hate all the over-packaged toys. eBay, Gumtree and charity shops have been my salvation! As an aside, my veggie heart breaks for all those slaughtered turkeys, and then just to be discarded. Disgusting.Letahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772055777632977534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-60438206583970367142016-11-25T13:59:24.998+01:002016-11-25T13:59:24.998+01:00The trouble is I think everyone gets swept along i...The trouble is I think everyone gets swept along in the Christmas hype and good sense gets thrown out the festive window. A Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878260668698530448.post-74198440163511379542016-11-25T13:47:33.723+01:002016-11-25T13:47:33.723+01:00It's hard not to feel angry about wastage figu...It's hard not to feel angry about wastage figures like the ones you list here. So easy to cut down on it, as you've suggested. We all just need to think a little bit more. Imagine that many turkeys being wasted. Unbelievable.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458243149834190714noreply@blogger.com