SUSTAINABILITY
If you’re thinking of ways to make your festive celebrations more sustainable, Georgia Green is here to help – and to remind you that going eco doesn’t have to mean cutting back on fun or glamour…
ALL WRAPPED UP
Curlicue’s beautiful gift wrap is completely plastic-free and made in the UK from 100% recycled paper. curlicue.uk
The tape Regular plastic tape can’t be recycled, so try using paper tape instead – Eco Boy’s is just as strong, but fully recyclable and comes in pretty designs.
Go one step further with reusable fabric gift wrap, known as the Japanese furoshiki method. FabRap’s purpose-made fabric wrap is ethically created from 100% certified organic cotton.
Opt for ribbon made from Tencel – it’s biodegradable, meaning it’s 100% compostable.
CHRISTMAS CRACKERED
Conscious Crackers’ plastic-free crackers are handmade with recycled, recyclable and compostable materials. The gifts inside are a welcome sustainable alternative to the usual plastic clutter – think wildflower seeds, natural soap and reusable cotton rounds.
Forever Crackers makes luxury reusable fabric crackers, designed to last a lifetime. Made from Italian silk and linen, the beauty is in unwrapping them like a giant sweetie and finding your handpicked gift inside – and the matching fabric party hat! forevercrackers.com
Seed paper crackers can be filled with whatever gifts and treats you like, then, when the fun’s over, plant them for a burst of colour in your garden.
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Turn your Christmas leftovers into a delicious Boxing Day meal with a zero-waste chef’s recipe.
Leftovers ragu
• Meat carcass
• Olive oil
• Leftover meat (turkey, goose, beef or whatever meat was the centrepiece of your Christmas table) picked from the bones
• 4 garlic cloves, 2 finely chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 shallots, finely diced
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 3 celery sticks, finely chopped
• Pinch of fresh thyme
• 1/2 a bottle of good-quality leftover wine (red for dark meats, white for white meats)
• Sea salt
• Pasta of choice
• Black peppercorns, optional, to taste
• Fresh parsley, optional, to taste
1 Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan) mark 7. Add the carcass to a roasting tray with a little olive oil. Place in the oven for 20min, or until deeply golden brown. Lower the oven heat to 180°C (160°C fan) mark 4.
2 Chop the leftover meat finely, picking any last bits from the carcass.
3 Add the roasted c
