There are literally hundreds of eco friendly gift ideas with gifts that are either made from recycled materials or biodegradable materials ( remember that all clothes made 100% natural materials such as cotton or wool are biodegradable).
Just a quick peek around will show you how you can switch your gift buying to environmentally friendly materials. Many are different, trendy and quirky and prices tend to be very reasonable too.

Just a few available include many of these at under £5
•    Wind up torches (some like animals or birds)
•    Wind up eco radios
•    Wind up toy microphones
•    Water powered clock
•    Water powered shower radio
•    Solar torch
•    Solar mobile phone charger
•    Low energy night light
•    Duck shower timer
•    Bamboo notebooks
•    Bamboo socks
•    A recycled mini circuit board keyring (for techie geeks)
•    Recycled tin wind-up toys
•    Tree in a bag
•    Herbs in a board pot
•    Summer garden seed

There are also a whole range of gifts where you buy something in your friend’s name to benefit the planet or help other people. These include such things as planting a tree, providing water for a village, buying an animal or medical service.

Not only will you feel positive about benefiting the planet however small your eco friendly gift is, but also you will be spreading awareness to the recipients. Children particularly will appreciate the need for planet-supporting and energy-reducing gifts.