• Only buy things that you really need. Don't buy too much.
• Repair appliances. Don't buy new appliances straight away.
• Buy used, refurbished or fair trade products.

• Drink water from the tap. Do not buy plastic bottles.
• Use cloths that can be washed. Do not use kitchen paper.
• Collect water from the rain. Use it to water the plants.
• Go to natural swimming pools. Do not go to swimming pools with chlorinated water.
• Use cleaning agents and detergents that are natural. Do not use products with a lot of chemicals.
• Stick a "No advertising" sticker on your letterbox.

• Give blood
• Help with social justice
• Go to the polls
• Share equipment and machines with neighbors. For example, lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, large ladders or drills.

• Use wooden toothbrushes and cotton buds made of paper. Avoid plastic.
• Use solid detergents. For example soap, shampoo or make-up remover.
• Find out about menstrual cups. Find out about washable sanitary pads.
• Use reusable pads to remove make-up.
• Avoid cosmetics with plastic components. For example PE, PP, PA and PET.
• Shave with shaving soap. Avoid shaving foam.
• Avoid disposable packaging and plastic bags when shopping. Use reusable packaging and cloth bags.
• Buy fruit and vegetables without plastic packaging. Buy milk and yogurt in jars.
• Try out unpackaged stores.
• Use bin liners made from corn starch for residual waste.
• Use roasted coffee. Avoid coffee capsules.

• Travel by train, bus or train.

• Send mail in a climate-friendly way. Or use digital communication.

• Use other search engines such as Ecosia.

• Put plants in your office.

• Encourage the use of recycled toilet paper.

• Avoid unnecessary printouts.

• Talk to the archive. Use recycled paper for certain documents. This will preserve important documents.

• You use environmentally friendly wrapping paper.

• You buy a tree made of plastic. Or you make a tree from decorative items.

• You make the decorations from environmentally friendly things.

• You give away more things that you can't touch. For example, time or experiences.

• They buy presents in stores that are fair.

• You use fewer lights at Christmas. Or you use LEDs.

The gift sponsorship campaign

The Dornholzhausen District and Family Center and the Louisen Arkaden are running a gift sponsorship campaign. The campaign is back this year. We from the city administration are helping out. We think the campaign is great. We make the campaign special. We want to bring the topic of sustainability into the campaign.

The gift sponsorship campaign helps children. The children have little money. The children can make a wish for Christmas. The wishes hang on the Christmas tree in the Louisen Arkaden. This is from 23.11. to 09.12. You can buy wishes at the hut. This is how you make a child's wish come true.
You choose the wish. You pay for the wish.
We get and wrap the presents. The SFZ Dornholzhausen gives the presents to the children before Christmas.

What does this have to do with sustainability?

We often talk about sustainability. We give tips. Christmas is coming soon. We give tips for sustainable giving.

"Simply save energy". The project group works together with the Department for Climate Protection, Environment and Mobility. It publishes an internal newsletter. The newsletter comes out regularly. It contains information and tips on saving energy. Each newsletter has a theme. For example: How can you save energy that month? The project group focuses on one topic. In this way, it finds new tips for the employees of the municipal corporation.

"Click instead of print - sustainable for Bad Homburg". The new employees from 2021 planned the project. They started it during the orientation days. They implemented it together. The result was a survey. They also made a video with our mayor Dr. Oliver Jedynak. The survey had a goal. It was to show the current measures. It should also show whether more needs to be done. The aim is to continue to promote sustainability in the city of Bad Homburg in the future.