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#MadeInHong Kong: 9 Cruelty-Free Local Food & Drink Holiday Gifts
Christmas gift ideas that are eco-friendly and cruelty-free don’t come easy. Frankly, no one actually needs more things! Food & drink however, is always welcome and a great way to treat your loved ones with something everyone can enjoy!-->…
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The Ultimate Holiday Decluttering Guide: Mind, Body, & Home
With Christmas coming around the corner and the end of the year fast approaching, many of us have made it a bit of an annual ritual to do some much needed house cleaning. This is a common practice before the Lunar New Year as well, so why!-->…
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8 Eco-Friendly & Easy Daily Lifestyle Swaps To Make For The New Year
We like to think that we don’t leave a massive footprint behind on our planet. But have you thought of the many little things in our daily routines that do add up? If you want to make some eco-friendly changes, now is the time. And no,!-->…
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#ZeroWasteHolidays: 10 Decorative Christmas Plants That Last All Year Round
We all love to decorate our homes with festive plants during the holiday season, but most of the time, their time in the spotlight ends pretty quickly and they up being tossed out once the new year rolls in. This year, why not give your!-->…
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6 Tips To Shop For All Your Christmas Groceries The Eco-Friendly Way
Christmas is just around the corner, and you might be planning a dinner party or ten (!) during this season of eating, drinking and being merry. While we often make a huge effort to organise and host a memorable soiree, many of us forget!-->…
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The ENTERTAINER 2020: Gift Your Loved Ones Hours Of Delicious Fun With The Ultimate Experience Pressie
Scratching your head at what to get that super picky family member for Christmas? What about your bestie who already has everything? Or just sick of STUFF in general and need some inspo on the ultimate experience gift? The ENTERTAINER Hong!-->…
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10 Ways To Host An Eco-Friendly Christmas Holiday Party
It’s that time of year again! Over the Christmas season, most of us gather with our friends and visit family members to celebrate. But all those dinner parties and festivities do add up - think about the non-recyclable bunting and tinsel!-->…
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Eco Christmas Cards Guide: 6 Ways To Green Your Seasons Greetings
In the spirit of Christmas, many of us send and receive lots of cards with good wishes and season’s greetings. Sadly, this tradition can come at a big price for our planet. But there’s no need to fret- we came up with 6 ways you can!-->…
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10 Ways To Deal With Eco-Anxiety Over The Holidays
With so much news uncovering the severity of our ecological crisis, eco-anxiety, a psychological disorder involving 'intense worry and a state of heightened anxiety about the environmental crisis', is becoming more and more prevalent. The!-->…
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Eco Christmas: 10 Ways To Wrap Your Christmas Gifts Sustainably
The tradition of gift wrapping, while beautiful for a moment, leaves behind a long-lasting footprint on our planet. With total annual sale of gift wraps now reaching an estimated US$2.6 billion in the global retail industry, it is time we!-->…
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Green Queen Christmas Gift Guide 2019: The 10 Best Low-Waste, Conscious & Ethical Presents
We love the holidays here at Green Queen but it's hard not to be a little overwhelmed by all the overconsumption, excess packaging and plastic waste that defines the season. Still, gifting is an important part of life and there's no reason!-->…
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Plant-Based Christmas: 12 Vegan Recipes For Your Festive Dinner
There are so many reasons to adopt a plant-based diet, whether it is to reduce your carbon footprint, save animals or for your health. But going plant-based doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on a delicious Christmas dinner. Here are!-->…
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Experience Presents: 8 Christmas Gift Ideas That Aren’t Things
Hong Kong is suffering from a consumption problem, and we have the power to affect change with our individual daily actions. Just to put into perspective, Hong Kong sends 370 tonnes of textiles to our landfills every single day. While the!-->…
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15 Genius Eco & Upcycled Christmas Decoration Ideas To Put Up This Year
Every Christmas, we generate huge amounts of water, greenhouse cases and paper waste. If we all try to reduce our eco-footprint a little bit, it could go a long way! Before you buy any mixed material tinsel, new ornaments and battery!-->…
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Sustainable Secondhand Christmas Is Around The Corner, Says B-Stock Report
According to the world’s largest online B2B platform for returned and excess consumer items, B-Stock Solutions, the secondhand apparel market is growing 21 times faster than the primary market, making secondhand gifts a likely trend this!-->…
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10 Eco-Friendly Christmas Tree Ideas To Start The Festive Season
While real trees do use up fewer materials and resources to produce than fake ones, these “eco” varieties of organically grown trees often need to be ordered and transported from harvesters half-way across the world, leaving behind a hefty!-->…
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10 Reasons to Visit the Green Queen Zero Waste Christmas Market
The Green Queen Zero Waste Christmas Market 2018 is a specialty pop up market featuring locally made, zero waste and eco-friendly brands. We aim to keep the market as plastic-free as possible and show Hong Kongers that's it's possible to…
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Vegan Mince Pie & Brandy ‘Butter’ Recipe
Vegan Mince Pies? Sounds like an oxymoron, right! We thought so too but turns out it's more than possible and even more delicious than the original version. Ally Van de Pol of Dragon Fitness & Coaching, a fitness coach and plant-based…
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5 Vegan Stocking Stuffers Under HK$400
Loving Earth Chocolate Gift Box 3-Pack HK$ 127
It's hard to do Christmas without chocolate! Spoil your favorite herbivore with this delicious trio (Mylk, Mint, Dark) of raw vegan choccie bars by one of the first OG vegan chocolate brands…
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Green Queen Christmas Gift Guide 2018: The 10 Best Low-Waste, Conscious & Ethical Presents
This Xmas, be a #GiftActivist: give a present that initiates social and environmental change!
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Eco Friendly Christmas Guide: Cards, Wrapping, Ornaments, Decorations & Advent Calendars
It's the most wonderful time of the year! The lead up to Christmas! We're total suckers for Santa season, there's no hiding it. The food, the merriment, the parties, the pajamas...Unfortunately, in our capitalist times, Christmas is also a…
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