Sustainable Christmas Presents

‘Toxic’ has been deemed the word of the year for 2018. Eliminate single-use plastics with these eco-friendly Christmas presents:

Handmade glass straws with coloured tips from Strawgrace, £11.95

Replace single-use paper napkins for linen, £18 for two at Rowen and Wren

Cult unisex trainers from Veja, €125

Re-usable shopping bags that folds into teeny-tiny lightweight ball in your handbag from Baggu.

Christmas Pear Fig and Port chutney made by Rubies in the Rubble. All their condiments are made using fruit and veg that would otherwise be wasted by the UK’s supermarkets, farmers and markets. £9.50

LOVE nail polish from the world’s first eco-friendly varnish brand, Kure Bazaar £15

Stud star earrings, Lark & Berry £450, made using ethical ‘cultured’ diamonds.

 

Scottish Handwoven Wool Blanket, £175 aerende.co.uk

Replace liquid soap and all the packaging that comes with it with bars. Badgers Velvet Dirty Soap, £10 badgersvelvet.com

 

De-bobble your jumpers and make your clothes last longer with a Swedish Pilo Fabric Shaver, £36

Swap cling film with a wrap made from organic cotton and beeswax. This three-part set for cheese includes a 10% donation to The British Beekeepers Association.

Disposable paper tea bags are full of toxins, pesticides and dioxins. Go loose leaf, with this Afternoon Tea Set complete with in-cup brewer from Good + Proper Tea, £26

Swap out j-cloths for a crocheted cotton fish scrubby, £14 for two at Anthropologie

Wildflowers for Butterflies and Bees seed gift box, £12 at Petersham Nurseries

Brown paper and colourful twine makes a chic alternative to wrapping paper which is often not fully recyclable. Nutscene garden twine, £7.75 or coloured raffia, £5.99.

Stop synthetic plastic fibres escaping into the environment with a Guppy Friend Washing Bag,  £25

This reusable Liberty primula print S’Well bottle keeps drinks cold for 24 hours or hot for 12 hours, £42

Throw away plastic biro’s be gone. Stick to a signature fountain pen like this safari LAMY, £20

 

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