10 Planet-Friendly Gift Ideas

Many of us have more than we need and yet continue to fill our homes and lives with ‘stuff'. Choose gifts with meaning, like our ideas below isn't always easy when we lack inspiration and time. So, for a better lifestyle and a better world we've compiled ten of the best for your festive shopping.

Experience gifts

Do your children have loads of toys they never use? Or buying for loved ones who seem to have everything? Make this Christmas different by purchasing them an ‘experience' instead. Jetboating, sailing in the harbour, fun-park tickets, surf lessons or a pedicure. Experience gifts aren't wrapped in plastic, won't be left at the back of the cupboard and will make memories.

Food wraps

Cling film (plastic food wrap) is choking our oceans and filling our landfills. Beeswax food wraps are a fantastic alternative to this and are easy to make yourself. Check out this food wrap kit from a local Kiwi business, MakeKit, who design DIY projects.

Non-plastic beauty products

Shampoo bars, body bars, conditioning, shaving and cleansing bars. Bars are big business and stop millions for plastic bottles from heading for the landfill every year. Furthermore, they tend to be made with better ingredients such as shea butter and natural oils so they are more concentrated than supermarket products and last longer.

Solar Panels

Good for the planet - good for your wallet, because according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar power creates the cheapest electricity. Ever.

At Harrisons Solar, we supply superior Solar Panels with longstanding warranties, offer immediate savings and have a social conscious. LG Electronics is ranked 6th in the Wall Street Journal's list of 100 most sustainably managed companies and LG continues to actively lobby for mandatory recycling of Panels in Australia and New Zealand.

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