Sustainable Christmas: This is how you celebrate environmentally friendly in the Ostalb district!

Sustainable Christmas: This is how you celebrate environmentally friendly in the Ostalb district!

Ostalbkreis, Deutschland - Christmas time is a time of reflection, but it also brings an immense amount of garbage. According to a report by Remszeitung are above all wrapping paper, Plastic Christa jewelry and the many large packaging of online orders ecological challenges. However, Rainer Reus from the Grandomas and Grandpas for Future group emphasizes that small steps can already contribute to a more sustainable design of the festival. Instead of plastics, everyday natural materials should be used for decorations to do something good for the environment and at the same time value tradition.

gifts and culinary alternatives

With regard to gifts, various experts advise giving away and providing experiences about material things. Greenpeace supports this perspective and emphasizes that time together is often more valuable and sustainable than quickly bought products, as in an article on Today.at . In addition, Greenpeace, regional and seasonal foods, advises to prefer and to consider vegetable alternatives to traditional Christmas dishes. These decisions not only reduce the CO2 footprint, but also bring a new variety to the kitchen table.

A central point is also the environmentally friendly packaging of gifts. Instead of conventional paper, used newspapers, old maps or fabric towels can be used. These practices help to reduce the amount of packaging waste that arises across Europe on the holidays. Many people can contribute to avoiding over 48 million returns that occur annually in online trade and cause enormous amounts of emissions. This means that Christmas can not only be celebrated festively, but also environmentally conscious.