Green Christmas

Oat & Chocolate Chip cookies This is a tried and tested recipe that we use mainly for birthday presents but this can be also made up for a  great zero waste Christmas gift too. Just choose a festive green or red ribbon instead to decorate the jar and perhaps cut a star or Christmas tree […]

The ‘Green Christmas’ Book by Eilidh Gallagher is a user friendly guide on how to enjoy a slower, simpler and fun packed Christmas without the waste, extravagance and excess now associated with our modern Christmases. It’s full of tips, advice and ideas that are planet friendly and that are designed to help us plan ahead […]

Christmas is a lovely time of the year. But it’s easy to forget what a huge effect all of our waste can have on the environment. Whether it is hundreds of holiday cards, excessive wrapping paper, or not properly disposing of our decorations, there are plenty of things we could all do a little bit […]

The average household produces more than a tonne of waste every year – and it’s during the festive period that we waste the most. In fact, over Christmas we create 30 percent more waste than usual. Everything from cards and envelopes, wrapping paper, boxes from biscuits and chocolates, shopping bags, wine bottles and toy packaging […]

A handwoven scarf is the perfect Christmas gift – practical and stylish!  At Where Does It Come From? our scarves are ethically made using environment friendly processes, so you have the peace of mind that comes from knowing there’s been no negative impacts in its creation.  We have a wide range of unique  designs at […]

Wrag Wrap offer a stylish yet ethical alternative to paper gift wrap. Their range of fabric gift wrap has been designed to make your life easier too, with no cutting or sticking required. A choice of four designs, each with integral fastenings, will make wrapping any shape of gift a simple pleasure. Designed to be […]

Before you dive headlong into the pre Christmas frenzy of shopping and office parties, before you drown in a mountain of wrapping paper, tinsel and Christmas cards, please pause for a moment and consider a few small changes or slight adjustments to your usual December routine to help ease the burden of Christmas on our […]