{"id":134,"date":"2022-10-26T10:26:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T09:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainabilityatncl\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2023-01-06T12:01:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T12:01:27","slug":"sustainable-holidays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/categories\/sustainable-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1043 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-all-blogs category-lifestyle category-sustainableholidays\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2024\/12\/02\/second-hand-santa-and-other-sustainable-swaps-for-your-office\/\" target=\"_self\" >Second Hand Santa: and other sustainable swaps for your office<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Well it\u2019s come around again \u2013 what some claim is the most wonderful time of the year! But amongst the lights, sparkles and glad tidings there is a less merry reality to our festive celebrations&#8230; the waste they create. So why not shake it up this year and start a new sustainable tradition? Take a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-02T11:10:07+00:00\">2 December 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1016 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-all-blogs category-lifestyle category-sustainableholidays tag-christmas tag-christmas-switch-off tag-sustainable tag-sustainable-campus\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2024\/11\/25\/the-2024-christmas-switch-off-at-newcastle-university\/\" target=\"_self\" >The 2024 Christmas Switch Off at Newcastle University<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What is the Christmas Switch Off? The Christmas Switch Off is a University-wide campaign where we encourage staff and students to turn off any electrical items that can be switched off instead of leaving them on standby over the Christmas break. Why is the Christmas Switch Off important? &nbsp; By turning off everything that can&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-25T15:06:05+00:00\">25 November 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-454 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-all-blogs category-sustainableholidays tag-sustainable\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2022\/12\/16\/tips-and-tricks-to-introduce-sustainability-to-your-christmas\/\" target=\"_self\" >Tips and tricks to introduce sustainability to your Christmas<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Christmas is a time when a large amount of consumption, and often over-consumption, takes place.&nbsp; This post is an introduction to some ideas and tips that could help to reduce the negative impacts that holidays, such as Christmas, can create on the environment.&nbsp; We would like to think that these ideas are creative and fun,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-12-16T10:00:00+00:00\">16 December 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-268 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-all-blogs category-news category-sustainableholidays\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2022\/12\/02\/the-christmas-switch-off-at-newcastle-university\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Christmas Switch Off at Newcastle University<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What is the Christmas Switch Off?\u00a0 The Christmas Switch Off is a University-wide campaign where we encourage staff and students to turn off any electrical items that can be switched off instead of leaving them on standby over the Christmas break.\u00a0 Why is the Christmas Switch Off important?\u00a0\u00a0 By turning off everything that can be&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-12-02T16:09:43+00:00\">2 December 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-149 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-all-blogs category-sustainableholidays tag-green-halloween tag-halloween-decor tag-halloween-decorations tag-reuse-pumpkins tag-sustainable-halloween tag-sustainable-holiday\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2022\/10\/26\/5-tips-to-have-a-green-halloween\/\" target=\"_self\" >5 Tips to have a Green Halloween<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This spooky season, the scariest thing might not be a ghost or a ghoul! Every year, millions of Halloween costumes and party d\u00e9cor are bought only to be disposed of straight after the holiday. In fact, a 2019 report by the Fairyland Trust, found that 7 million costumes Halloween costumes are thrown away every year.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-10-26T13:35:38+01:00\">26 October 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11255,"featured_media":0,"parent":39,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-134","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11255"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions\/485"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}