Social Bite – Trees of Kindness This year Social Bite are installing two Christmas trees in the city centres of Glasgow and Edinburgh for their Trees of Kindness initiative. They are asking people to donate a gift to someone who is homeless or vulnerable and place it under the …
Are you planning on buying a real Christmas tree this year? For years now, I have bought my Christmas trees from Caring Christmas Trees, which is working to help end homelessness in Scotland. All profits from Caring Christmas Trees go to Bethany Christian Trust’s winter work. Caring Christmas Trees are …
Have a great Christmas and New Year everyone! From the CRF Sustainability Committee Dec 20, 2019
Eating is the focal point of the day for most Christmas celebrations, but cutting carbon and waste out of a meal doesn’t have to have any impact on your enjoyment of the day. The following are tips on ways to reduce your environmental impact: Prepare the right amount of food …
In the second post in our series about sustainability at Christmas, we will be focusing on cards, wrap and decorations. These are all standard elements of our Christmas experience but could they be greener? Cards We are spoilt for choice when it comes to buying cards, here are a few …
Christmas trees, along with the presents nestled beneath them, and the decorations around the home, are all a part of creating the festive spirit of the season. But having high spirits doesn’t have to mean a high carbon footprint. This is the first of a series of posts about how …
