5 tips for choosing a sustainable Christmas gift
It's almost here again: the most wonderful time of the year if singer Andy Williams is to be believed. Christmas is once again upon us! Christmas brings lots of joy, companionship with friends and/or family and it's a great excuse to eat delicious (and lots of) food. Unfortunately, the Christmas season is a less fun celebration for the environment. A lot of waste is produced during Christmas. Think of all the food left over, the single-use wrapping paper, disposable plastic plates, cutlery and cups. Not to mention the obligatory present you got from your grandmother that ends up "just" ending up in the trash because you can't use it. One way to avoid this is to think carefully about a sustainable Christmas gift. Retulp gives you 5 tips so you can find your sustainable gift that is good for both the environment and people - at any time of the year.
1. Look at the quality
Many people often receive several low-quality gifts that break down quickly or are thrown away after only a few days. Look carefully at the material the products are made of. It is better to give fewer gifts of higher quality that last longer.
2. Practical
Everyone has received (or given) a useless, unusable (Christmas) gift. Therefore, choose to give a practical gift or a sustainable gift such as a Retulp bottle.
3. Socially responsible
By giving a socially responsible product, you are not only doing good for yourself, but also for another person and the planet. For example, choose a product that supports a tree or water project. By the way, did you already know that Retulp donates 1,000 times the content in liters of water to developing countries for every bottle sold?
4. Personal
How nice it is that you can personalize your Christmas gift! By leaving a personal message or logo on your sustainable Christmas gift, you make it just that little bit more fun.
5. Packaging
As we mentioned earlier, single-use wrapping paper is not very sustainable. Choose a Christmas gift with as little or no wrapping material as possible. Do you still want to wrap your gift nicely? Then use a nice reusable bag or box. Of course, you can also choose to reuse used paper such as a newspaper.
