DECORATIONS

• Don’t go for disposable – keep them to last for years to come.
• Tinsel and trinkets - make your own .Try edible decorations of dried fruit or popcorn on a string. Popular with the kids.
• Decorations with an ethical edge.
  

LIGHTS

• Turn off lights when not being viewed.
• Look for products using LEDs instead of traditional bulbs - they last 10 times longer and dramatically reduce power use.

TREES

There are lots of options to the plastic tree (made from PVC - toxic when recycled) or non-native pine which is grow in grown in dense monoculture plantations that require high inputs of chemicals and water.

• Try a potted plant, maybe a local native. See http://www.anbg.gov.au/christmas
• The Australian Black Pine (right) is drought tolerant, looks good all year round, doesn’t mind life in a pot, and make a great Christmas tree.
• Buy a Christmas tree and support Oxfam Australia