Dreaming of a green Christmas? Here's how to make it come true

Why not choose baubles to cherish and store with care each year rather than one-use decorations and wrapping products

Big this year: Furoshiki, the ancient Japanese art of wrapping, can be incorporated in green sustainable décor and gifting. Picture: iStock

NOW'S a good time to talk about the history and the real price of modern Christmas decorating.

This year, several large retailers in the UK, some marketing their goods in Ireland, have given up on the use of glitter on one-use products such as cards, wrapping paper and foodstuffs, and their packaging. If you cannot eat the glitter, it does not go on the product in Morrisons, Tesco, Waitrose, and John Lewis (devoted to a completely plastic-free decorating for 2020 in their home branded goods) — and the list is growing.