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Podcast: How To Save The World Podcast
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30 Sustainable Gift Ideas
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:49:59
Publish Date: 2019-12-16 10:02:52
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30 Personality test
Myers Briggs test or Strengths Finder

29 Personal Time Voucher 
Either volunteer hours or quality time. What's your skill set – tailoring, mending, IT, jamming doors, painting, proofing. 

28 Ebooks / vouchers

27 Give a goat
World Vision , Tear Fund, Oxfam

26 Restaurant vouchers
Especially local, small, seasonal – organic. 

25 DIY Garden gifts
Indoor potted plants, second-hand pot, home-grown seedlings, home-made ready to go compost, or worm castings.

24 Take away cup
or Keep cup.

23 Get out on the harbour
Sailing on harbour or Ferry trip to island, protected bird sanctuaries like Tiri Tiri Matangi.

22 Magazine gift subscription
The gift that keeps on giving.

21 Mason Jar Cake mix (stripy)
Soup mix, slices, biscuits, seed bread. Need to add instructions and list what wet ingredients are needed, great for zero waste vegans.

20 Colour analysis
Getting your colours done. And personal style analysis 

19 Massage Voucher
Shout out to Auckland's NiceTouch

18 Make a mixtape
Or Spotify playlist.

17 Bake something

16 Hand-drawn family tree

15 Frozen meals

14 Fruit and vegetable bags
See Rubbish Free website, bags for shopping. Think about the materials, see article.

13 Toiletry pack
Introduce people to some new products, dental floss, go bamboo toothbrush, or eco-comb/hairbrush. 

12 Organic Menswear
Barkers have an organic range.

11 Chocolate
Specifically, fair trade and organic available at supermarkets including Huckleberry or your local organic shop. Bennetto, Green & Blacks are good brands. Watch the packaging! 

11A Good quality kitchen equipment
No motors, no plastic, good gifts for under 20s. A mortar and pestle, stainless steel measuring cups, spoons, mixing bowl, wooden chopping board.

10 Lessons
Singing, guitar, mountain bike skills, cooking.

9 Shows
The ballet, live stand up comedy, theatre, dance shows.

8 Experiences
Dining in the Dark and Escape Rooms.

7 Lumosity
Purchasable as a gift for others, great for the brain.

6 Customisable calendars
Such as Snapfish (paper based).

5 Civil Defence Packs
A gift that people really need. Getaway Kit or Emergency Survival Items...

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