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Ease Rating: Medium
Carbon Emission Savings: 150 kg CO2e
Impact Rating (0-5):
Impact = 0 (least) - 5 (most). This is a combination of a calculated scale and expert judgment in the absence of scientific data that directly quantifies the impact of a particular action.
5 - ~80% target progress (2,000+ kg CO2e)
4 - ~60% (1,000 - 2,000 kg CO2e)
3 - ~20% (500 - 1,000 kg CO2e)
2 - ~10% (100 - 500 kg CO2e)
1 - <10% (<100 kg CO2e)
0 - <1% (<30 kg CO2e)
2 5 - ~80% target progress (2,000+ kg CO2e)
4 - ~60% (1,000 - 2,000 kg CO2e)
3 - ~20% (500 - 1,000 kg CO2e)
2 - ~10% (100 - 500 kg CO2e)
1 - <10% (<100 kg CO2e)
0 - <1% (<30 kg CO2e)
No. of People Influenced Beyond You: hundreds of people
Amount of Savings: $$
Resilience Benefit:
Will this action help the user avoid, reduce, or recover from the impacts of (climate-driven) disasters, and, in some cases, enable the user to help others (e.g., in a family or community)?
no Impacts: ♻️ Reduce Plastics
Categories: Stuff
Description
Help cut down the amount of stuff, especially plastic stuff, produced globally by making presents with a personal touch for celebrations. Also, it can be great fun to do with others.
Tips
• Plan ahead by knowing when birthdays are coming up and start making early.• Add personal touches to existing clothes or items to repurpose.
• Reuse pieces of card, fabric, jars, bottles for your gifts.
• Gift the presents in a reusable mug or other item instead of wrapped in paper.
• Have a making day and do several presents at once so you have a supply. This works well for children in particular or for jams and drinks.
• Tell the "why-I-am-making-presents" story in an attached homemade card.
• Glitter is a microplastic, which is killing photosynthesizing plankton. Best to avoid.