11 of the best sustainable and eco-friendly Christmas decorations

These tiny, shimmering baubles look extremely refined, but they’re actually made of recycled hammered glass. Get them in either smoke or gold to match your Christmas colour scheme. 

These dinner-table essentials contain plastic-free gifts in plastic-free packaging. Made of recycled paper, the contents replace the usual naff keyrings and golf tees with wooden tree decorations – a gift you might actually want. 

The makers of these wintry candles, Gold Moss, plant a tree for every order, and all their materials are vegan and ‘cruelty-free’. Light the Festive Fig candle while eating your Christmas pud, or try Winter Lodge to get extra cosy on chilly evenings. 

Everyone’s favourite holiday creature – the octopus, obvs! – is immortalised in this felt tree ornament. It’s biodegradable, handmade and fairtrade, plus its bendy limbs mean it can perch basically anywhere in your home.

The names of these minimalist linen stockings are extremely evocative: think ‘clay red’, ‘olive green’, ‘woodrose’ and ‘cinnamon’. They’ll add an earthy feel to your fireplace, but more importantly, they’re also made of textile leftovers, making them totally zero-waste. 

These delicate paper origami stars look great dangling from a tree or hanging in a doorway. They’re made of upcycled vintage sheet music, and come packaged in biodegradable wrapping.

This cute honeycomb decoration is made of sustainably harvested maple in a solar-powered California workshop, meaning it really is good for the planet. It’s perfect for the horticulturist in your family (or just someone who really loves bees). 

Made from sustainably sourced birch and wrapped in recyled office paper, this feathered friend rules the roost. It’s multi-purpose, too, as it can also be used as an oil diffuser. 

Sometimes all you want from a decoration is a bit of colour. These hand-felted garlands are made in solar-powered factories using rainwater run-off, and they’re very, very bright – making for an extremely festive addition to your interiors. 

These extremely glitzy wreaths will add a touch of glamour to your front door – while helping the planet. They’re embellished with baubles, bows and other Christmassy bits from charity shops, giving retro decs a new lease of life. 

Okay, this one is slightly different to your standard set of baubles: it’s literally the whole tree. But it really doesn’t get more impressive than this full-size fir, made out of found bits of wood and ready to use every year (tbh, it even looks great left up all year round).