Christmas Lights Can Be Environmentally Friendly
There are many different Christmas light options you can choose from. Your Christmas decorations can be environmentally friendly and energy efficient. The holidays are almost here so it’s time to hang up the Christmas lights and put the home in a festive mood. Here are some ways you can decorate your home and still be kind to the earth.
Use fresh holiday decorations: They’re lots of Christmas decorations that don’t use electricity at all. You can make your home festive with live evergreen wreaths and other winter plants like holly bushes and mistletoe. Green decorations are biodegradable, will not end up in a dump and add an sophisticated touch to any home’s decor.
Use light-emitting-diode Christmas lights: LED (light-emitting-diode) Christmas decorations cost a little more to buy but they offer large energy savings over incandescent light bulbs. You may save up to 40% on your energy costs for holiday lights if you switch to LED decorations. Don’t forget that there are many things to think about when purchasing LED Christmas lights. Some home improvement stores are offering Christmas light trade-in rebates to help entice people to switch to LED holiday lights.
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Use lights you already own: By using holiday lights again and again you are keeping lots of wires out of your local landfill and being smart about using resources. Try to avoid purchasing all new holiday lights each season. One of the best ways to save cash is to go shopping in your own closets!
Many of these environmentally friendly decorating tips will put more “green” in your wallet that you can spend on holiday gifts! With a little thought you can put up decorations for Christmas and still be green. Don’t forget that your actions now can be a perfect gift for tomorrow’s generations.
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