Sustainable Party
The word party is often associated with exaggerations, waste and chaos, between a
lot of people. As the opposite, parties cam be celebrated in a cheap and sustainable
way, even in your living room, so here you have a mini-guide to organizing a
sustainable party!
lot of people. As the opposite, parties cam be celebrated in a cheap and sustainable
way, even in your living room, so here you have a mini-guide to organizing a
sustainable party!
INVITES
Invites are the first, fundamental part of organization, that will guarantee that more or
less people will come.
less people will come.
For personal cases you can invite people personally or with a quick dm, but if you
want to give your guests more elegant and formal invitations you can opt for plantable
paper from Botanical PaperWorks: Seed Paper That Grows website.
want to give your guests more elegant and formal invitations you can opt for plantable
paper from Botanical PaperWorks: Seed Paper That Grows website.
Plantable paper is a type of paper made of post-consume materials with wildflowers,
herbs or vegetables’ seeds. Various design, created for different occasions, can be
personalized with infos for the event or if you prefer you can order some simple
plantable paper foils and print out what you want, following the instructions on the site
for a better result. There also some solutions for businesses.
herbs or vegetables’ seeds. Various design, created for different occasions, can be
personalized with infos for the event or if you prefer you can order some simple
plantable paper foils and print out what you want, following the instructions on the site
for a better result. There also some solutions for businesses.
Instead, if you’d rather completely abolish paper, there are many sites that you can
use for creating your invite from scratch or basing it on a pre-designed model and
sending it via mail, in the form of a little animation, like Greenvelope or Paperless
Post; or you can also simply create the invitations with your favourite app or site and
send them gratis.
use for creating your invite from scratch or basing it on a pre-designed model and
sending it via mail, in the form of a little animation, like Greenvelope or Paperless
Post; or you can also simply create the invitations with your favourite app or site and
send them gratis.
But you have to remember that none of these alternative options are totally emissions
free, since both the shipping of the paper and sending e-mail emits even in a small
percentual some CO2.
free, since both the shipping of the paper and sending e-mail emits even in a small
percentual some CO2.
The best solution is a personal invite.
FOOD
Even if it is a little potluck or a huge feast, a little snack is always needed during your
party. Of course, you’ll need organic, seasonal, local food. Here it is an example of a
menu for a little potluck.
party. Of course, you’ll need organic, seasonal, local food. Here it is an example of a
menu for a little potluck.
Little potluck (ideal for afternoons’ birthdays or small events)
Beverages
-Drink of your choice, based on the guests age we suggest fruit juice or beer (you can
prepare the juice yourself and you can choose the best sustainable alternative of the
beer, in UK you can buy Toast Ale)
prepare the juice yourself and you can choose the best sustainable alternative of the
beer, in UK you can buy Toast Ale)
Food
-Bruschette (bread, olive oil, tomato and possibly oregano)
-Fruit skewers
CROCKERY
Really often, when guests are more than the plates we have or we don’t want kids to
broke our ceramic dishes, we use disposable plastic or compostable plastic.
Compostable plastic may have a slightly lower impact, but it’s not between the best
solutions. For this reason in various places there are these “Borrow Crockery” or
“Community Dishes”. They are usually gratis and you can borrow hard plastic
crockery. You’ll have to pay a caution and in case one or the plates go missing or
broke you’ll have to pay the replacement.
broke our ceramic dishes, we use disposable plastic or compostable plastic.
Compostable plastic may have a slightly lower impact, but it’s not between the best
solutions. For this reason in various places there are these “Borrow Crockery” or
“Community Dishes”. They are usually gratis and you can borrow hard plastic
crockery. You’ll have to pay a caution and in case one or the plates go missing or
broke you’ll have to pay the replacement.
Depending on the place, you could have to go pick the crockery or they can ship it to
you (some places may ship it on a bike so they can be totally zero emissions) and
you’ll have to hand it back after a certain amount of days, cleaned.
you (some places may ship it on a bike so they can be totally zero emissions) and
you’ll have to hand it back after a certain amount of days, cleaned.
We found a useful link, feel free to suggest some other in the comments: Community
Dishes – Borrow and Bring Back Community Dishes.
Dishes – Borrow and Bring Back Community Dishes.
DECORATIONS
Depending on the place in which you’ll throw the party, there are many ways in which
you can decorate the environment.
you can decorate the environment.
You should have a theme, so that the whole can make sense; TOTALLY abolish
balloons and party banners wrapped in plastica and prefer handmade ornaments.
balloons and party banners wrapped in plastica and prefer handmade ornaments.
You could buy a plantable paper party banner, from Botanical PaperWorks from the
link Party Banners | Catalog. If the party is in a garden, you could plant some flowers
throwing some confetti Seed Paper & Confetti | Catalog.
link Party Banners | Catalog. If the party is in a garden, you could plant some flowers
throwing some confetti Seed Paper & Confetti | Catalog.
THEME DECORATIONS EXAMPLES
Picture by Sofia (@sophyshirley03), party banner for a Japan theme party
with japanese text “Happy Birthday!”.
Picture by Yvana (@xxcmwoodxx), cloth angel christmas ornament.
Picture by Sofia (@sophyshirley03), advent calendar christmas ornament made with
recycled materials.
recycled materials.
Picture by Yvana (@xxcmwoodxx), lights with tangerine peel molds naturalistic ornament.
Picture by Yvana (@xxcmwoodxx), table with tea and biscuits for tea-table theme party.
PLACE
Based on the period in which there will be the party, there could be some issues. In
winter the room could be too cold and the guests would ice and in summer there could
be the opposite problem and you’d need an air-conditioning system.
winter the room could be too cold and the guests would ice and in summer there could
be the opposite problem and you’d need an air-conditioning system.
First of all, you should check that the fixtures are great and they have double glazing
that will help isolating the environment from the outdoors temperatures. In second
place, you can choose places with more efficient heating systems than the radiators,
like the under heating floor system, and in the most muggy periods we suggest to
avoid air conditioners and to organize parties outside the hottest hours of the day
(from 11 am to 4 pm) inviting your guests to bring their caps and solar creme for major
protection.
that will help isolating the environment from the outdoors temperatures. In second
place, you can choose places with more efficient heating systems than the radiators,
like the under heating floor system, and in the most muggy periods we suggest to
avoid air conditioners and to organize parties outside the hottest hours of the day
(from 11 am to 4 pm) inviting your guests to bring their caps and solar creme for major
protection.
If you’d like to throw the party outdoor, do it near parks, gardens or places close to
trees, since they help chill the environment, through their shadow and
evapotranspiration.
trees, since they help chill the environment, through their shadow and
evapotranspiration.
GIFTS
Instead of letting people gift you what they want (in case is party in your honor), you
could create a fundraiser for a organization you like or ask for a little sum, instead of a
material gift, for planting a tree on platforms like Treedom and Biorfarm (we did a
related post here). Not always is possible or is appropriate to ban people from gifting
what they want, but when is possible is great to know that you helped a good cause.
could create a fundraiser for a organization you like or ask for a little sum, instead of a
material gift, for planting a tree on platforms like Treedom and Biorfarm (we did a
related post here). Not always is possible or is appropriate to ban people from gifting
what they want, but when is possible is great to know that you helped a good cause.
CAKE
In conclusion, there is the classic cake. You need to prepare one that all the guests
can eat: lactose intolerants, celiacs, vegans… Sometimes it’s a bit difficult.
can eat: lactose intolerants, celiacs, vegans… Sometimes it’s a bit difficult.
You could follow these rules:
-The cake must be prepared with seasonal ingredients, possibly local
-It must avoid waste
-If you use cake toppers, they should be made in ceramic
-If the guests that have special diets or food allergies are the majority the cake shall
be able to be eaten from everyone, if not you can prepare a small cake apart
be able to be eaten from everyone, if not you can prepare a small cake apart
We can’t riassume all the indications for respecting the rules, so we suggest you to
read this interesting article on the site Magpie Wedding Ordering Wedding Cake How
Much Do You Need For Your Guests.
read this interesting article on the site Magpie Wedding Ordering Wedding Cake How
Much Do You Need For Your Guests.
If you need sustainable candles you could also check these
https://www.bigdipperwaxworks.com/index.cfm/product/69/beeswax-birthday-candles.cfm.
https://www.bigdipperwaxworks.com/index.cfm/product/69/beeswax-birthday-candles.cfm.
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