Have Green Chirstmas Party

Chirstmas is a time when people love to celebrate and throwing a huge, fun party is just one of the many ways people love to celebrate Chirstmas. If you are one of the million people who are throwing a Chirstmas party or any party for that matter this year keep reading to find out easy tips to help the planet while partying.


1. Use Recycled Decorations

You do not have to literly use decorations made of recycled matarials, you can use decorations that you have used in past years, and if you don't have any you can ask a friends or family member if you can borrow some.


2. Lighting

Try using eco-friendly light bulbs or turn down the lights you can even turn off the lights completely and use lamps with eco-friendly bulbs.



3. Real v.s Plastic

When choose a christmas tree your only have two options a real tree or a plastic one. Not one of them is better or worse then the other, there are pros and cons for each and here they are.

Real
Pros:

• not plastic (which can hate the environment if not disposed propertly)
  
• real tree look
• biodegradeable
• good smell
• afterward can use wood for fireplaces
• can buy or rent a real tree that is planted after the holidays
  

Cons:

• does not last long
• can be harder to put up
• may contain pesticides
• shed needles that you have to clean up
• have to figure out where to recycle it and not all community have recycling programs for these trees
  

Plastic
Pros:

• last longer
• you have a variety of different colours
• can do more decoration styles
• less expensive in some cases
• can be put up earlier
• good for apartment buildings

Cons:

• Made from plastic
• may not look real
• oftern shipped long distances (China)
• Need to find a place to store

Based on some of things tips choose which every tree you want
( by the way I got some of the pros and cons from www.mahalo.com/how-to-have-a-green-christmas)

4. Have Orangic Foods

Try to make meals from orangic foods and don't forget to have some vegetarian and vegan options for your guest.



5. Ecards and Recycled Paper Invites

Instead of using tons of paper on intives you E-Cards or you recycled paper to make your invitations