Holiday Green Gift Guide

Glitter is a plastic product that quickly introduces microplastics into your home or environment. You can make an eco-friendly alternative by adding food coloring to sugar or salt instead.

Some traditional wrapping paper is coated with plastic or foils that will not degrade with the paper product in landfills or compost. Use foil-free or plastic-free alternatives for a more biodegradable choice.

Balloons are a common source of pollution in both land and marine ecosystems, leeching plastic into the environment and threatening wildlife that ingest them or get entangled in balloon strings. Try bubbles as an eco-friendly alternative.

Reuse household items as wrapping paper such as newspapers, posters, calendars, and magazines.

DIY your own natural decorations! Dry some orange slices in the oven and hang them on a garland, or collect pine cones to dry and scent with cinnamon.

Buy from sustainable seafood producers when planning your holiday meals.

Shop local! Buying holiday presents from local retailers is more sustainable than having gifts shipped from across the country or overseas.

Support sustainable palm oil, an ingredient found in many foods like candies and chocolates. Find out which brands only use sustainable palm oil , farmed without destroying rainforest habitats for endangered animals like orangutans.