Sustainable Valentine’s Gifts that Won’t Break the Bank
14th February is right around the corner. Why not do something a little different this year, and opt for something more sustainable? If you are looking for great gifts that will last, and are more eco-friendly, then look no further:
SproutWorld Spread the Love pencils
Write some love notes with your sweetheart, then plant the pencils in soil and watch them grow into flowers that will not wilt!
These clever pencils contain seeds in the tip instead of an eraser. So once you have used them, they can grow into different plants, from flowers to herbs, to vegatables and even trees.
The Spread the Love pack contains pencils with messages of love engraved upon them and then they grow into forget me nots, daisies and and eternity flowers. They’re all created from sustainable forests: SproutWorld makes 175,000 pencils from each tree then replaces the tree too. That’s lasting love!
A pack of 8 pencils costs £10.95.
The Goodness Project Gift Box
The Goodness Project offers a range of lovely handpacked hampers all created with organic, responsibly sourced products and sustainable materials. Choose from pamper hampers to chocolate and snack hampers and for an extra touch, personalise your order. Prices start from around £15.00.
Hotel Mike Bath treats
The lovely range of bath treats from Hotel Mike are designed with the environment in mind.
Formulated with a careful selection of fermented, upcycled and biotech active ingredients to help minimise resource usage and environmental impact, the company offers bath salts, candles and body washes and lotions. The 225g candles cost £45.00.
Adopt a Bee gift vouchers
Bees play a vital role in pollinating much of the world’s food, making them essential for both people and nature. By adopting a bee for your loved one, you’ll be contributing directly to the building and upkeep of beehives, helping protect one of the planet’s most hardworking creatures. This gift includes a digital adoption certificate sent by email, either to you or directly to the recipient.
A charming and sustainable gift! You can buy one voucher for £3.00 or adopt a whole hive.
Cinema vouchers
What’s more romantic than a dark cinema, filled with comfortable vouchers and wine served to your seat? All the major chain cinemas – and independents – offer vouchers, which can be delivered to you online, reducing paper waste and packaging to literally zero. All you have to do is agree on the film.
Written by Ruth Wilson