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A new diary may sound like something a boss would give his faithful secretary (lucky them) but it actually makes a mightily useful Christmas gift -- especially for that unorganised friend who relies on scraps of paper and post-its. A filofax is a good option as you just add new pages each year and recycle the old, but there are plenty of other green options out there to be had.
Amnesty International's smart black People Diary has cheerful colour photos of people around the world dotted throughout, which we like. It's also printed on recycled paper and has recycled leather binding, which we like even more -- and it's priced at a very reasonable £8.95.
Letts' 100 per cent recycled diary is pleasantly green -- in both senses of the word -- although it doesn't look hugely exciting. But if you're feeling creative you could always cover it with old snaps, wrapping paper or even fabric to jazz it up a bit. As well as the usual features like a 2009 year planner and contacts page, the diary also has information on useful environmental websites, which is very admirable and rather sweet. It's also made at Letts' printing and binding works in the UK, which must save a few paper miles. You can buy one for £7.99 at Ecotopia.
If you know your giftee just won't use a diary, a calendar is a good alternative -- it looks good and you just can help using it once its stuck up on your kitchen wall. There's plenty of eco calenders about, too -- like the Calendar of Climate Change, which gives you info on a range of important climate issues -- as well as some eye-catching (and sometimes quite bizarre) pictures. It's printed in the UK and is available from allthingsgreen.net for a somewhat steep £14.99 -- although 25p from each sale does go to the Stop Climate Chaos charity.
Traidcraft also do a lovely foodie one, the World in Your Kitchen Calendar, which is full of illustrations and veggie recipes from around the world. Most Traidcraft products are made by fair trade producers and although this calendar's materials are UK-sourced, the money made does go into their work fighting poverty in the developing world.
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