Tips For Using Environmentally Friendly Christmas Lights

By Mark Jacobs

There are many different holiday light options you can choose from. Your Christmas decorations can be environmentally friendly and earth friendly. 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 Christmas decorations: They're lots of holiday decorations that do not use electricity at all. You can decorate your home with live evergreen wreaths and other winter plants like holly bushes and poinsettias. Green decorations are environmentally friendly, won't end up in a landfill and add an unexpected touch to any home's decor.

Use light-emitting-diode Christmas lights: Some home improvement stores are trying out Christmas decoration trade-in programs to help encourage people to switch to LED holiday lights. LED (light-emitting-diode) Christmas decorations cost a little more new but they offer huge energy savings over incandescent light bulbs. You may save up to 40% on your electric costs for holiday lights if you switch to LED lights. But be aware, light emitting diode lights aren't always a good deal.

Reuse decorations you already own: One of the greatest ways to save cash is to go shopping in your own basement! By reusing holiday lights again and again you are keeping lots of plastic out of your local dump and being wise about using resources. Try to skip purchasing all new holiday decorations each year.

Many of these environmentally friendly decorating ideas will put more cash in your pocket that you can spend on holiday gifts! With a little planning you can decorate for Christmas and still be environmentally friendly. Remember that your choices today can be a perfect gift for tomorrow's children. - 32397

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