The International Energy Agency announced on November 11th this year (2011) that the planet had reached a critical juncture. Any more fossil fuel burning power stations or energy inefficient homes and cars built from now on would in the future tip the amount of carbon dioxide in the air beyond the critical 450 parts per million. At which time sea levels will rise, many species will become extinct and the Amazon forest will turn into a desert. This is a grim prognostication for the world, and not something nice to contemplate at Christmas time.
As the famous saying goes, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. So why not get on the solution part of the equation and try to make your Christmas celebrations a little more green this year. One easy way to do this is to buy bamboo gifts.
Bamboo is a fast growing plant. It is classified as a renewable material because it can be grown to keep up with demand. Anything made of bamboo can therefore be regarded as environmentally friendly. Here are a few bamboo gift suggestions to give you an idea about the range of possible bamboo presents available:
1) A bamboo chopping board is just as hard and reliable as a hardwood cutting board and saves trees being chopped down for kitchen equipment. Other good bamboo kitchen equipment includes bamboo salad bowls and bamboo serving spoons.
2) Outdoor bamboo blinds are perfect for a veranda, balcony or patio. They make an outdoor area more inviting by creating privacy and by filtering out harmful UV rays from the sun. The advantage of bamboo is that it is water and mold resistant.
3) Bamboo is great for the garden. You can buy stylish bamboo plant holders. You can buy bamboo plants for the garden and bamboo fencing looks a lot better than plastic fencing.
4) If you want to buy someone a new notebook computer this Christmas why not get a powerful ASUS bamboo laptop with a 10 hour battery life? The casing is made from bamboo and cuts down on the use of plastics by 15%.
5) Bamboo charcoal soap is a great gift for mother. It cleans to the bottom of the skin’s pores and helps to remove bags from under the eyes. This is due to the high absorbency of bamboo charcoal.
6) If you know someone who always seems run down then get them bamboo vinegar foot detox patches. It is often toxins in the blood and liver that makes people feel sluggish. The foot patches are worn over night on the feet and draw toxins out of the body.
7) Bamboo mats are easy to clean, comfortable to stand on and much better than mats made from synthetic fibers. This is because bamboo does not give any place for dust mites to breed. It is the excrement from dust mites that is often responsible for allergic attacks.
These 7 suggestions clearly show the variety of great bamboo gifts available to consumers. Most of the above can be purchased on Amazon. So please make an effort to bring bamboo into your Christmas for the sake of nature’s health and your children’s health.