Spend Valentine’s Day (or any gift-giving holiday) with the one you love waste-free!
Here are 5 zero-waste gifts that still express love and thoughtfulness as well as care for the environment. Your gift doesn’t have to be an eco-friendly “thing.” It can be a digital gift or even the gift of your time and attention (those are my favorite).
Plan an activity
Like I said, time and attention are so valuable, especially in the age of smartphones. So plan something fun to do – go on a hike, go bowling, go on a bike ride with a picnic!
Tickets
As long as it’s not a traffic citation kind of ticket, most people love tickets. Get tickets for a play, a movie, a concert, or a sporting event!
Online classes
There are so many great classes you can take online. You both can learn something together or choose something just for your person. Maybe they’ve always wanted to take a photography class? This way it can be done from the comfort of home and without waste!
Audible.com
Audible is amazing because you can listen to thousands of books! This is a great gift because if your person loves books they can listen in their free time or you can listen to books together!
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Streaming Service
Most people already have access to a streaming service, but it never hurts to buy one for a period of time as a gift. Whether it’s Netflix, Hulu or something like HBO. There are so many different ones these days that you can access from anywhere. This way you both can enjoy binging movies and TV shows together or apart!
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These gifts also make great last minute gifts for Valentine’s Day or whichever gift-giving holiday is upon you!
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Do you have any other zero-waste eco-friendly gifts you like to give? Let me know in the comments below.
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Christina is a twenty-something living with her beagle, Mash, and husband, Nate in their van. She loves traveling, shopping, art, and photography. She’s also a vegetarian, pop-culture enthusiast, book-lover, and Dave Matthews Band fanatic. Catch her somewhere around the country in a converted camper van or at home in Florida for a visit.
I love the idea of planning an outdoor activity. I would love to walk around the park or a scenic route around my area with a couple of my friends , sometime around my birthday that is coming up soon.
These gift ideas are great. These ideas are great alternatives to the classic Valentines Day activities. Thanks for sharing.
I really like the idea of learning something together. I can think of a few course me and my guy could benefit from.
I love these gift ideas!! Anyone would be great. I would love the streaming device gift cards!! I watch Hulu and Netflix way too much lol but I also enjoy Audible!!
As a minimalist, I really enjoyed reading this article. Last Christmas, instead of giving gifts to my family, I decided to take them on a trip.