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The Green Shopper Program
"Green"
Ideas for Gifts, Special Occasions - Anytime!
Great "Green" Gift Ideas
Be a Green Shopper
Remember the 3R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) when choosing products
and wrapping: reduce purchases, buy reusable products, and check for recyclability
and recycled content.
- Give a reusable lunch kit
- Give sturdy toys that will become heirlooms
in years to come
- Choose a set of cloth napkins and placemats
- Decide on a gift of post-consumer recycled,
unbleached paper and envelopes for home, school or office
- Give a re-usable coffee filter
- Give a plant (or live, potted Christmas
tree)
Eco -
logical Ideas... !
- Give an energy saving gift such as: a
water-saver showerhead. a dimmer switch for lights, or a rechargeable flashlight
- Give a pot of kitchen herbs, bulbs and flower
seeds
- Buy or construct a composter
- Decorate a festive basket of bulk items with
dried flowers and twigs; fill it with organically grown produce, coffee or nuts, natural
soaps, bath salts or scents
- Give a transit pass to conserve energy and
reduce pollution
Experiences of Gifts in Kind...
- Give an event or an "experience".
Example: a gift certificate for a concert, massage, a night out, cost of participating in
a day-hike, a membership to the aquarium or an environmental organization
- Promise to provide your own services for
relatives or friends - baby-sitting, dog walking, music lessons, gardening, etc...
- Make a gift of your time to an elderly or
disabled person, including cooking, cleaning, or your companionship for reading and
outings
Crafts - Make it Yourself!
- Assemble your own cookbook for family and
friends
- Create a family story book or calendar with
photos, cards and memorabilia
- Give a paper making kit to recycle paper and
junk mail
- Make puppets and dolls from used socks and
gloves
- Create a collage of pictures and sayings for
a special friend and frame it yourself
- Construct a home-made bird house from used
materials
- Make a gift of home-made preserves, cookies
or cakes - in a decorated "used" jar or basket
For other "Green" Ideas for Gifts, Special Occasions - Anytime
click
here.
For information about The Green Shopper
Program
click here.
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