3 easy ways to make your event as eco-friendly as possible

1. Virtual invites
The first step is to keep invitations virtual. Creating a Facebook event or sending a simple email is perfect for inviting guests to your party without generating waste from paper invitations, and if you’re looking for something a bit more exciting, check out party websites such as RSVP websites, and e-vites like Paperless Post. Virtual invites also allow you to track RSVPs, communicate with guests, and provide clickable info about your event.

2. Ditch the disposables
There are plenty of alternatives to polystyrene and plastic cutlery and plates! In the UK we use 7 million disposable coffee cups every day – that’s 2.5 billion every year. Campaign group Plastic Oceans Foundation says humans are now producing 150m tons of single-use plastic every year, more than 8m of which are dumped into the sea, so grab some affordable mis-matched sets from your local charity shop, or if they absolutely HAVE to be disposable, investigate compostable versions.