8 Sustainable Gift Ideas this Christmas

1. Stainless steel lunchbox

Know anyone about to go on a new year health kick? Perhaps you can help them out with a stainless steel lunchbox, to encourage less shop bought sandwiches and more homemade delights!

2. A fettleVoucher!

And whilst they’re on their homemade lunch kick, why not make sure they’re pedalling to and from work at the same time! A bike is for life and not just Christmas! We’ve just launched our range of fettleVouchers, so you can give your loved ones the gift of a bike service this festive season. With a few options to choose from, we’ll be sure to get their two-wheeled steed primped, primed and ready to ride!

It’s the perfect gift for someone who either uses their bike regularly, or has a rusting steed in the shed that could be out adventuring on the roads. All too often at Christmas it’s easy to think about buying new, rather than repairing what we already have.

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3. Homewares from Ian Snow

For any keen bean interior decorating fans, why not purchase them something from the ethical furnisher, Ian Snow. With a variety of vintage homewares, up-cycled furnishings or fair trade home products, there’s something for every budget. A particular favourite is the monkey candle holders!

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4. Grow your own herb kit

With even Sainsbury’s now offering net veg bags to buy loose produce, it no longer takes the bigger effort of walking to a local green grocer to cut down your single use plastic consumption. Frustratingly, certain fruit, veg and herbs continue to come wrapped in plastic. And for those without a garden, growing your own isn’t an easy option.

That’s why we love an indoor herb garden! There are a variety of starter kits available, such as this one on Etsy, which can turn herb growing into rather bootiful Christmas gift.

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5. Reusable face pads

There’s no need for cotton rounds in this day and age. In fact, cotton uses 6% of the world’s pesticides and is particularly damaging due to the amount of water needed for its production. Reusable face pads are a great alternative to when removing make-up. Washable, and with their own handy laundry bag, one set lasts several years.

Available all over the place (including amazon), we’re a big fan of sites that support independent sellers and small businesses, such as etsy. Check out this rather fetching set of bee print face pads on the site.

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6. Bamboo clothing

And continuing along the anti-cotton theme, we’ve got Bamboo clothing up next. As one of the world’s most renewable materials due to its ability to grow 1m in a single day, BAM has been making bamboo clothing in recent years. And if the idea of a pair of Bamboo leggings or socks sounds a little scratchy, you could not be more wrong! We can vouch for the fact that bamboo clothing has an incredibly soft and luxurious feel. And what’s more, it’s strong and high wearing, which avoids the cost and environmental damage of needing to replace it too soon.

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7. Nest Box

Allow your loved one to channel their inner David Attenborough with one of Nest Box’s eco boxes; a particularly luxurious thought in London, where the only nature we tend to see are foxes chowing down kebabs. Made from recycled plastics, the eco boxes provide homes for a range of critters, whilst reducing some of the excess plastic waste we have in the country.

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8. Zero waste bathroom kit

Smellies; a Christmas classic. If you reckon you’ll inevitably get a few family members bathroom bits for Christmas, then why not do that in a way that avoids plastic waste. Last but not least, we’ve got The Proper Soap Company’s zero-waste bathroom kit, offering smellies without the bottles and throwaway packaging.

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So there you have it! And whilst we may be (just a tad) biased towards our own vouchers, there are a few options to give sustainably this Christmas.

12 Sep

2020