As simple as that. On this 14th of February, cook at home, ditch the gifts, pick potted plants, and dim the lights. Skip Valentine“s Day or at least avoid collaborating with the tons of extra waste at landfill sites like the heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, plastic presents, balloons, and roses.

Photo by Anna Pou

As an alternative to traditional mixed materials and challenging to recycle gifts, Business Waste, a company from the UK, recommends baking your own chocolate, reusing containers to elaborate candles, finding second-hand gifts, and giving seeds instead of the red roses that, rather sooner than later, will end up in the trash.
Read more about their suggestion and how to manage an environmentally conscious Valentineās Day:
https://www.businesswaste.co.uk/learn-to-love-a-low-waste-valentines-day/





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Wonderful idea
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Dear Aris Progoulakis Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Business Waste and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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Love to the environment is all that's required
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There is a need to always look for an alternative environmental friendly way to achieve a goal.
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I choose environment to be my valentine for sure, good insights
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Since it's the day of love ,why don't we should love to mother nature instead?
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A great initiative
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A good initiative! We don't need things to show our love to each other
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i think celebrations should be environmental friendly to those who have to celebrate
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Celebrate in a unique style,beneficial to you and the planet too
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If I don't show the environment the love it deserves who will do
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Seeds to plant your own flower sounds good
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Sounds interesting