The holidays are almost here so it is time to hang up the Christmas lights and put your home in a festive mood. There are many different Christmas light options you can choose from. Your Christmas decorations can be green and energy efficient. Here are a few ways you can put up Christmas decorations and still be green.
Use fresh holiday decorations: Natural decorations are biodegradable, will not end up in a landfill and add an unexpected touch to any home’s decor. They’re lots of holiday decorations that do not use electricity at all. You can make your home festive with live evergreen boughs and other winter plants like holly bushes and mistletoe.
Use LED Christmas lights: LED (light-emitting-diode) Christmas decorations cost a little more to buy but they offer large energy savings over incandescent light bulbs. You can save up to 40% on your energy costs for Christmas lights if you switch to LED decorations. Remember that there are lots of things to think about when purchasing LED lights. Some Christmas stores are offering Christmas light trade-in rebates to help entice people to switch to LED holiday lights.
Reuse decorations you already own: By reusing holiday lights from one year to the next you are keeping lots of wires out of your local landfill and being wise about using resources. Try to skip purchasing all new Christmas decorations each year. One of the best ways to save cash is to go shopping in your own basement!
With a little thought you can put up decorations for the holidays and still be green. As long as your holiday decorations are in adequate shape it should be safe to reuse them all year. Don’t forget that your actions now can be a perfect gift for tomorrow’s generations. Many of these environmentally friendly decorating ideas will put more cash in your pocket that you can spend on Christmas gifts!
With all the advertising hype around using energy efficient Christmas decorations we decided to do some research into the numbers. Our calculations finally answer the question of “Will using LED Christmas lights save you money?”
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