Make It an Eco Yuletide ; Often the Only 'Green'' Thing About Christmas Is the Tree. But the Festive Season Does Not Mean Having to Forget About Your Carbon Footprint. Here Longhope Mum Rachelle Strauss Gives Her Tips On How to Have an Eco-Christmas

Gloucestershire Echo, The › December 01, 2010

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Lights LOTS of people use pretty fairy lights to create a magical Christmas look but a string of 100 Christmas tree lights left on for 10 hours a day over the 12 days of Christmas produce enough carbon dioxide to inflate 60 balloons.

Remember to turn fairy lights off at night and for outdoor lighting, why not try solar powered ones? Decorations How about keeping it real this year? Use decorations from nature such as holly, cinnamon sticks and evergreen branches.

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Make It an Eco Yuletide ; Often the Only 'Green'' Thing About Christmas Is the Tree. But the Festive Season Does Not Mean Having to Forget About Your Carbon Footprint. Here Longhope Mum Rachelle Strauss Gives Her Tips On How to Have an Eco-Christmas

Garlands made from popcorn and dried cranberries can be fed to the birds after use and other items can be composted.

If that doesn''t ...

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