Affordable, environmentally friendly gifts that avoid pollutants or help fight global warming are shaping up to be a green favourite this year.
Check out the matt black belt made of rubber recycled from old tyres that likely would have ended up in a landfill. Fashioned from smooth inner tyre walls, the textured rubber belt has the look and feel of leather. Available in four sizes - small (95cm), medium (105cm), large (115cm) and extra large (128cm) - the belts sell for HK$242.
You can also Dedicate A Tree to help tackle climate change. Spend HK$116 and two trees will be dedicated in your name (or someone else's) in the fight against global warming. The trees will be planted in areas that are demarcated to remain forests for at least 99 years, which means that the trees will continue to grow for generations to come. These areas include Northern Ireland and Germany. CarbonNeutral will send you a personalised certificate via e-mail or post, along with a map of your chosen woodland site.
Why buy environmentally unfriendly plastic water bottles when you could be toting around WWF's water bottle made of high-quality recyclable aluminium? The bottles are available in a range of colours and sizes (0.6 litre, 1 litre and 1.5 litres), and feature the WWF panda logo. Prices range from HK$162 to HK$233. 'These are guaranteed to be 100 per cent leak proof, odour-free, taste-neutral and resistant to fruit acids and isotonic drinks,' said Jon Horton, trade and product development manager at WWF Hong Kong.
