s/o EF Holidays

+adamwife+

I was wondering if everyone could share some of the ways they try to make their holiday celebrations eco-friendly.  Every year I am trying to get better about it and am hoping to learn some new things in this thread.

The biggest thing I started doing last year was fabric bags for wrapping.  I used old Christmas PJ pants, tablecloths, and other fabrics from Goodwill for most of the bags (but did also buy some fleece).  I liked using fabrics that didn't require hemming.

We used these for all of our family gifts and recycled old holiday bags for the gatherings we were going to.

We also no longer put Christmas lights on the outside of our house to save energy and rarely light up the tree inside.

We are doing mostly handmade or local gifts this year too.

Anyone have any other ways they are trying to be eco-friendly this holiday season?