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You can apply green principles to anything in life. Here are some examples…

Buy fairtrade gifts from an online eco-store or give something non-material such as a massage voucher or a football or theatre ticket. Or give your time – how about a babysitting or decorating “voucher”.
Reuse Christmas decorations. Tie presents with ribbon, not sticky tape, so wrapping paper can be reused.
Use compostable paper plates or real crockery for parties and picnics.
Add some vegetable kebabs and veggie burgers to your barbecue repertoire.

Hire your wedding dress or buy it second-hand. It’s probably only been worn once!
Send email invitations
Organise car pooling for guests
Serve organic, locally-sourced food and wine
Use biodegradable confetti
Have a green wedding list at an online eco-store
Honeymoon nearer home – spend the travel savings on extra luxury

Buy organic or native flowers, preferably locally grown – cut flowers can use a lot of chemical pesticides and fertilisers.

Get walking but choose routes accessible by public transport.
When fishing, observe species, size and seasonal restrictions.
Keep motors out of the wild: get your thrills mountain-biking, climbing, surfing, kayaking, etc.
Join a local bushcare group.

Feed your dog or cat less meat.
Buy bulk dried food instead of cans to reduce waste or cook your own pet food.
Consider a smaller dog or a herbivore pet such as a mouse or guinea pig.
Put a bell around your cat’s neck, or keep it indoors at night, to stop it killing native wildlife. Have it desexed to help control the cat population.
Instead of owning a pet join a wildlife rescue scheme.

Use your time and experience to help a local environment group – it keeps you active and boosts your social life too
Keep active and healthy by cycling, walking, organic gardening and joining a bushcare group.

Choose to be buried in a biodegradable coffin as cremation releases toxic chemicals. Leave something to a green organisation in your will.

You can apply green principles to anything in life. Here are some examples…

Buy fairtrade gifts from an online eco-store or give something non-material such as a massage voucher or a football or theatre ticket. Or give your time – how about a babysitting or decorating “voucher”.
Reuse Christmas decorations. Tie presents with ribbon, not sticky tape, so wrapping paper can be reused.
Use compostable paper plates or real crockery for parties and picnics.
Add some vegetable kebabs and veggie burgers to your barbecue repertoire.

Hire your wedding dress or buy it second-hand. It’s probably only been worn once!
Send email invitations
Organise car pooling for guests
Serve organic, locally-sourced food and wine
Use biodegradable confetti
Have a green wedding list at an online eco-store
Honeymoon nearer home – spend the travel savings on extra luxury

Buy organic or native flowers, preferably locally grown – cut flowers can use a lot of chemical pesticides and fertilisers.

Get walking but choose routes accessible by public transport.
When fishing, observe species, size and seasonal restrictions.
Keep motors out of the wild: get your thrills mountain-biking, climbing, surfing, kayaking, etc.
Join a local bushcare group.

Feed your dog or cat less meat.
Buy bulk dried food instead of cans to reduce waste or cook your own pet food.
Consider a smaller dog or a herbivore pet such as a mouse or guinea pig.
Put a bell around your cat’s neck, or keep it indoors at night, to stop it killing native wildlife. Have it desexed to help control the cat population.
Instead of owning a pet join a wildlife rescue scheme.

Use your time and experience to help a local environment group – it keeps you active and boosts your social life too
Keep active and healthy by cycling, walking, organic gardening and joining a bushcare group.

Choose to be buried in a biodegradable coffin as cremation releases toxic chemicals. Leave something to a green organisation in your will.