April. Have a Sustainable Easter.
There are so many wonderful and creative ideas to help you have a more sustainable Easter. In no particular order, here’s a few of our favourites.
- Aluminium is one of the most valuable metals to recycle. However, little loose bits of foil can be a problem at the recycle centre, so try to collect your foil into one big ball or you could even pop smaller pieces into an aluminium drink can.
- Collect some supplies, a couple of kids and have fun making sustainable Easter gifts. Australian company Flora and Fauna have put together some creative ideas. PS. kids aren’t necessary!
- Only purchase Fair Trade chocolate to ensure your eggs are not made from products using child labour. There are organisations that audit cocoa production and then certify the product, if it meets certain ethical and sustainable criteria. Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, and Cocoa Horizons are the three primary certification bodies available in Australia. Don’t forget Chocolate on Purpose.
- Choose an Easter Bilby over an Easter Bunny. Help raise awareness of our endangered wildlife by purchasing chocolate Bilbies. You can pick them up at Haigh’s Chocolates, Pink Lady, Darryl Lea and Fyna Foods. All companies donate a proportion of funds back to Bilby conservation projects.
- Eating fish over the Easter period? GoodFish: Australia’s Sustainable Seafood Guide is a comprehensive guide to seafood sustainability. Using their on-line tools will help us all to act on growing concern about the impact of fishing on our oceans and their wildlife.
- Do you give PJs as gifts for Easter? Lots of families do – us included. So many beautiful companies from which to choose your PJs. Some of our favourites include Bhumi, Boody and Gingerlily.
- Looking for more ideas. Check out Hello Charlie‘s ‘Ultimate Guide to a Sustainable Easter’. Feature image comes from their website.
Writer: Colleen B. Filippa
With a background in Environmental Science, Colleen is the Founding Director of Fifteen Trees. In 2009, after 20 years in primary, secondary and tertiary education institutions, Colleen left the classroom to start the company. Fifteen Trees is a social enterprise assisting individuals and companies to reduce their carbon footprint by supporting community groups such as Landcare, schools and environmental networks.
