Sustainable Advent Calendar Ideas
Are advent calendars one of your holiday traditions? Instead of purchasing a disposable calendar, try reducing your carbon footprint by making your own! We have two suggestions for your DIY advent calendar:
1. Providing sweets? Reduce packaging
Making your own calendar is great, but you will still be producing a lot of waste if your calendar is filled with individually packaged sweets. If you want to include daily sweets, try filling your own jars with candy from a bulk food store and incorporating those goodies into your calendar. This works especially well if you make a mason jar advent calendar.
2. Consider giving daily experiences instead of tangible items
Instead of candy or toys, try putting experiences into your calendar! Kids could even help choose the activities that are included. Sledding, movie nights, crafting, baking, and volunteering are just a few examples of some fun activities!
Whatever you and your family, friends, or coworkers choose this holiday season, remember to take waste reduction into consideration. Protecting our planet today is the best gift we can give future generations.
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Merry, Green + Bright: Sustainable Holiday Guide
With each coming year, many folks are looking at more ways they can make their holiday season more environmentally friendly.
Merry, Green + Bright: Sustainable Holiday Guide
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ON SITE Multi-Family Composting
Community Centres and Community Gardens around Manitoba have set-up compost sites to divert waste and create organic fertilizer. We’ve compiled a list of drop-off locations.
ON SITE Multi-Family Composting
Community Centres and Community Gardens around Manitoba have set-up compost sites to divert waste and create organic fertilizer. We’ve compiled a list of drop-off locations.
Vermicomposting Basics
Vermicomposting can be done indoors, making this option particularly appealing for people without yards. You can’t compost quite as much as you would be able to in a backyard bin, but you may be surprised to watch how much your worms eat. The worm castings make for great house plant fertilizer.
Vermicomposting Basics
Vermicomposting can be done indoors, making this option particularly appealing for people without yards. You can’t compost quite as much as you would be able to in a backyard bin, but you may be surprised to watch how much your worms eat. The worm castings make for great house plant fertilizer.
Composting Basics and Getting Started
Backyard composting is a cost effective method that is particularly appealing for gardening, as they’re able to use the finished product as organic fertilizer.
Composting Basics and Getting Started
Backyard composting is a cost effective method that is particularly appealing for gardening, as they’re able to use the finished product as organic fertilizer.