Dedicate Your Valentine’s Day to Mother Earth!

Zero Waste Gift Ideas

• If you are going to spend this Valentine’s Day with a special loved one, consider grabbing a second-hand gift to express your love, such as jewelry from a vintage/thrift store. 

• Create a hand-made gift with craft supplies and photos!

• Buy organic, local flowers or even better buy a plant for your loved one! Flowers die and then must be composted, a houseplant can be around forever and brighten up any room with some greenery. Some local florists to support include: 

  • Boulder Blooms

  • Boulder Gardens Florist

  • Fiori Flowers

• Baking! What a better way to show your love then to spend a few hours putting your love into baking something they will enjoy and cherish.

How to Have an Eco-Friendly Valentine’s Day

• Skip the restaurant and stay home and cook with friends and/or family! Spending quality time with your loved ones is what this holiday is all about anyway.

• Reconsider your chocolate choices and opt for dairy free versions.

• Make sure to not use any wrapping paper for gifts, consider using brown paper or any cardboard you have in your recycling, that way it can either be reused or recycled!

• No more store-bought cards! According to GWP Group, one tree can produce about 3,000 cards, but for the one billion sent out every Valentine’s Day that adds up to 300,000 trees cut down just to tell someone we love them, consider other acts of service or recycled cards made with items around your house.

Show Mother Earth Some Appreciation

• Plant a tree for your loved one!

• Pick flowers from your own garden to make a personalized bouquet.

• Make a commitment! For as little as $20, you can sponsor your loved ones favorite outdoor space that goes directly towards preserving the wildlife and ecology that will last forever. You can also get a little stuffed animal or other souvenir that will represent what you are saving. 

• Some companies that participate in the previously mentioned donation include:

  • World Wildlife Foundation

  • Sierra Club

  • Wildlife Conservation Network

  • National Parks

Events

Check out a D.I.Y. event on our instagram page on how to make sustainable Valentine’s Day cards using recycled home items!