Christmas gifts and the Christmas season for many, means that they will go to the end of the earth to get special and unique gifts for their loved ones. Shops will be crowded, roads filled with traffic and basically, mayhem everywhere. But all this activity does our planet very little good is something that we should take a second off to think about. All the pollution caused by vehicles and manufacturers in third world countries who produce really cheap products for us with scant disregard for safety and environmental protection rules has taken its toll on the environment. Minimising our carbon footprint is the new mantra everywhere and everyone is talking about being green, eco friendly and environmentally conscious. Isn’t it about time we extended the same to the Christmas gifts season?

Ideally we can follow the 3R’s and thus Reduce our consumption and Reuse used materials or Recycle it to make it reusable. Yu can make gift wraps and bags from scrap papers or cloth or even reuse a gift wrapper that you received once, by carefully removing it and preserving it. Another option would be to make your own Christmas gifts for your loved ones from scrap materials. All the pollution caused by vehicles and manufacturers in third world countries who produce really cheap products for us with scant disregard for safety and environmental protection rules has taken its toll on the environment. Minimising our carbon footprint is the new mantra everywhere and everyone is talking about being green, eco friendly and environmentally conscious. Isn’t it about time we extended the same to the Christmas gifts season?Christmas gifts and the Christmas season for many, means that they will go to the end of the earth to get special and unique gifts for their loved ones. Shops will be crowded, roads filled with traffic and basically, mayhem everywhere. But all this activity does our planet very little good is something that we should take a second off to think about.

A shuttle cock box or some old floppy disks can become a pen stand with some colourful patterns on it. Similarly some old compact discs can be joined together and painted on or one could stick some old family photographs on to them to make a unique photo frame of sorts. Such thoughtful Christmas gifts will surely gain more popularity among the loved ones!All the pollution caused by vehicles and manufacturers in third world countries who produce really cheap products for us with scant disregard for safety and environmental protection rules has taken its toll on the environment. Minimising our carbon footprint is the new mantra everywhere and everyone is talking about being green, eco friendly and environmentally conscious. Isn’t it about time we extended the same to the Christmas gifts season?Christmas gifts and the Christmas season for many, means that they will go to the end of the earth to get special and unique gifts for their loved ones. Shops will be crowded, roads filled with traffic and basically, mayhem everywhere. But all this activity does our planet very little good is something that we should take a second off to think about.

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This is the ECOocity 2008 Christmas Segment as featured on the Living in Style TV Show. The show high-lights 3 of our Eco-friendly products, including the Power Monkey Solar battery charger, a recycled glass art glass bowl by Fire and Light and a solar powered toy.

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Christmas shopping can be trying at the best of times but trying to buy green or shop for eco-friendly products can make it almost impossible, especially when it comes to looking for gifts for kids.

But even buying green gifts for children and teenagers can be easy if you know where to look. Young children are perhaps the easiest age to buy for especially with such  a wide range of eco-friendly toys now available.

There are a large range of toys such as eco-trucks and cars that don’t use batteries but rely on kinetic energy. These are great fun for young minds and are as just as appealing as their battery powered rivals.

And solar powered toys are great too. A solar powered helicopter or solar powered toy car makes a fantastic presents that will keep any young mind enthralled.

And for teenagers, desperate for the latest mp3 player, laptop of hand held games machine the perfect eco-friendly complement would be a solar powered charger. Solar power chargers are available that can recharge nearly every device – even laptops. And these solar powered lap top chargers even have the advantage of being able to charge devices whilst you are on the go.

There are also a wide range of natural bathroom products and cosmetics too. An all natural gift set that uses 100% natural products will still smell great and be the prefect pamper present for any young lady. Or you could buy some organic clothes or clothing made from bamboo which is completely sustainable and looks great too.

So Christmas shopping for kids and teens doesn’t have to be bad for the environment and by buying your eco friendly gifts online – it doesn’t have to cost the earth too.

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Learn how to make a cranberry/popcorn garland. It’s a beautiful decoration made of natural ingrediants, and after the holidays it can be placed outside for the birds to enjoy!

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Businesses are now taking environmental issues much more seriously than they used to.  It is no longer cool to give products away that are just going to be added to our already overstretched landfills.  This is why a lot of promotional products are being manufactured out of raw materials that are sustainable, recyclable, biodegradable and/or run off solar, dynamo or water power.  When considering promotional gifts for your clients, it is important to try to find products that serve a purpose so that they will be used and kept for a long time.   Do you see the added bonus here?  Gifts that are kept for a long time also promote your business for a long time.

It is worth noting that tying the gifts in somehow with what you do will help your customers remember you and your brand. Following are five product types you might like to consider for your top clients.  Although they may not all be ‘eco friendly’ there is a better chance that they will remain in your customers’ possession than a lot of the ‘eco friendly’ gifts on the market.

Organic Clothing:  The promotional gift industry follows trends.  Many of the products that are available for promoting your business were popular on the high street first.  There is a lot of certified organic clothing on the market for promotion.  These garments look trendy which means your customers are much more likely to wear them.  Look around and you will find everything for attractive pullovers to top quality organic cotton jackets.

Promotional Tools:  OK, it will be difficult to find an eco friendly tool but tools are normally kept and used for a long time.  By tools, I mean anything from a high quality screwdriver set to a wine set:  products that are a means to an end.  When purchasing good quality tools, think to yourself, will my customer be using this next year or is it too gimmicky?  Remember, ‘kept’ is good, landfill is bad!

Alternative Energy Products:  These are products that are charged by water, sunlight or a crank of some sort.  Alternative energy products are the in thing right now.  People love to show off a clock that runs on water or an MP4 player that is solar powered.  There are hundreds of such gifts available so have fun finding the best ones. Order early as the most popular are likely to sell out early.

Eco Desktop Products:  Whatever your budget, you should be able to find an eco friendly desk tidy or pen pot.  Again, just because a product is being sold as eco friendly does not mean it won’t find its way to your customer’s bin.  Look for useful products you know they will like and keep.

Promotional Bags:  Jute shopper bags are the bag of the moment.  They are inexpensive and a good eco friendly way of carrying the Christmas groceries.  But did you know there are also a lot of other eco friendly bags on the market that might be more appropriate depending on the business you are in?  There are good quality conference bags, laptop bags, suitcases etc that are manufactured in biodegradable and also organic materials.  Give your customers a quality bag and they will use it regularly.

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Carolyn Scott: Great Healthy & Green Living Products from the Natural Products Expo West 2010
Natural Products Expo West weekend is virtually like Christmas for a foodie & healthy product junkie like me! The expo is so big that it really does take about three full days to check out every booth.

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TALLAHASSEE – With the sun-drenched summer on its way, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Clean Marina Program is reminding Floridians to add some green to their deep-blue-sea endeavors this boating season. “The…

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