This time of year can sometimes get out of hand and put our values to the test. Here are five ways you can be more eco friendly this festive season:
佳節中的5種環保方法
一年中每逢佳節時候，也許大家會容易有點失控，來檢視一下，您也可以通過以下五種方式在節日期間更加環保：
FUROSHIKI GIFT WRAPPING
Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese way of carrying and storing things. A piece of fabric you can use to wrap pretty much anything. They look beautiful around a bottle of wine, candles and even the most odd shaped items. But best of all, they’re reusable, which makes them also a part of the gift. Not to mention reducing all that gift wrapping waste. So find yourself a piece of fabric, check out one of the many tutorials online and get wrapping!
FUROSHIKI禮品包裝
Furoshiki是日本傳統的攜帶和存儲方式。 一塊可以用來包裹幾乎所有東西的織物。 一瓶酒，蠟燭甚至形狀最奇特的物品，都可以被包裝得看起來很漂亮。 最重要是它們可重複使用，這使它們也成為禮物的一部分，更不用說也能減少所有禮品包裝的浪費了。 因此，找到一塊自己的面料，在線查看眾多的教程視頻，然後開始進行包裝吧！
DOWNLOAD ECOSIA
Most of us will rely on a search engine this festive season to help hunt down the perfect gifts. So why not use one that has the added benefit of doing good at the same time. Ecosia is like any other search engine with the added bonus that they use their profits to plant trees, benefiting the environment and local economies. Other benefits include total transparency by publishing their monthly financial reports. Running their servers on 100% renewable energy. Plus if privacy is important to you, they don’t sell your data to third parties. And anonymise all searches within one week.
下載ECOSIA
我們大多數人都會在這個節日期間依靠搜索引擎來尋找完美的禮物。 那為什麼不好好使用同時具有出色優點的方法？Ecosia與其他任何搜索引擎一樣，都具有額外的優勢，他們可以利用自己的收入來植樹造林，從而造福於環境和當地經濟。 其他好處包括通過發布他們的每月財務報告來提高透明度，使用100％可再生能源運行服務器。 另外，如果隱私對你很重要，他們不會將您的數據出售給第三方， 並在一周之內匿名化所有搜索。
CARBON OFFSET YOUR FLIGHTS & DONATE YOUR ASIA MILES
While the most eco friendly thing to do is to not go anywhere. Travel can be unavoidable for some of us around this time of year. Reduce your impact on the environment by offsetting your flights. A voluntary scheme where you can offset the emissions your flight creates. Go a step further by donating to different charities using your flight points. For example redeem Asia Miles points towards CTWA Hygiene Kits for humanitarian relief across Asia.
碳抵消你的航班
並捐贈「亞洲萬里通」積分
雖然最環保的做法是不去任何地方，但總有些時候旅行或許是不可避免的。通過碳抵消航班來減少對環境的影響，一項自願性計劃令你可以在此抵消飛行中產生的排放。通過使用飛行點向不同的慈善機構捐款，可以走得更遠，例如將「亞洲萬里通」積分兌換為潔世亞洲環保衛生包，可以在整個亞洲範圍內幫助到衞生防護及救援物資。
USE A GIFT SWAP APP LIKE ELFSTER
Taking part in a Secret Santa with your friends and family is a great way to keep the excessive gift giving in check. Now it’s made even easier with apps like Elfster. Their Secret Santa Generator makes gift exchanging pain free and enjoyable. So you can spend less time organising and more time celebrating.
使用類似ELFSTER的禮品交換應用程式
與你的朋友和家人一起參加「秘密聖誕老人」活動是一種有效的辦法可以避免產生過剩的禮物。借助Elfster之類的應用程式令過程變得更加簡便，他們的秘密聖誕老人計劃使交換禮物變得更輕鬆愉快。因此，你可以花更少的時間來組織更多的慶祝活動。
BUY SECOND HAND OR EXPERIENCE GIFTS
The urge to buy brand new and lots of it can be high. For the perfect Christmas attire for yourself and your little ones head over to Hula and Retykle. Their stores both stock beautiful second hand items that are in good-as-new condition. You can also drop off any of your old pieces while you’re at it. And instead of buying more “stuff” why not give your loved ones an experience gift. A couple of our favourites are HKOutsider and Spoilt Experience Gifts.
精美二手商品或獨特體驗的禮物
為了給自己和孩子們打造完美的聖誕節裝束，購買慾在佳節可能大大提高，買到的更是全新物品,可以試試前往Hula and Retykle，那裡的商店都提供狀態良好的精美二手商品，你還可以放下任何舊物件。而且，與其購買更多的「東西」，不如給親人一份能夠有所體驗的禮物，例如HKOutsider和Spoilt Experience Gifts 的獨特體驗。