Eco-friendlier advent calendars for 2024

Crammed with predominantly organic goodies from Daylesford's food, drink, homeware and home fragrance ranges, including coffee, a candle, a cocktail and Christmas decorations. The advent calendar itself is made from sturdy card, so you could refill the 25 drawers yourself in years to come. Daylesford is a certified B Corp.

This year’s eagerly awaited advent calendar from Neal’s Yard Remedies is decorated with a beautiful Morris & Co print. There are 12 full-size products inside including NYR’s Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Booster and Frankincense Intense Age-Defying Cream. Of the 24 treats waiting to be discovered in its drawers, half are certified organic (they contain at least 95% organic ingredients) and nine carry the Soil Association’s Cosmos Organic certification, which ensures organic ingredients are processed in a more sustainable way during production. The rest contain some organic ingredients.

There are 12 organic festive goodies to discover behind the doors of this advent calendar from organic grocery company Abel & Cole, a certified B Corp. Inside, you'll find clotted cream fudge, moreish dark chocolate buttons, shortbread, mulled wine spice pouches and two beauty balms, among other goodies.

One for tea lovers, this advent calendar offers 24 different organic blends from herbal tea brand Pukka to enjoy in the run-up to Christmas, including its festive edition tea, Winter Warmer. The card advent calendar, along with the teabag tags and sachets, are recyclable, while the plastic-free teabags themselves are compostable. Pukka is a certified B Corp.

This reusable advent calendar from Lush features 14 packaging-free products and two exclusives that you can’t buy anywhere else. It’s made from recycled paper board, which is recyclable at the end its life, and the ribbon is made from recycled plastic bottles. For the first time this year, Lush is also offering a limited number of Advent Calendar Refill packs costing £180, which means that if you’ve bought a Lush advent calendar in the past, you can reuse and restock it with new products. Don’t forget you can return the plastic tubs and bottles from the lotions, gels and scrubs in this advent calendar to Lush for money off your next purchase.

The 25 drawers of this advent calendar for younger eco-conscious family members are packed with a whole menagerie of delightful wooden farm animal toys and organic chocolate goodies. As with Dayleford's Farmshop Christmas Advent Calendar, the sturdy construction means you could refill it yourself with treats of your choice year after year. Daylesford is a certified B Corp.

Let's face it, most of us would welcome a helping hand to get through the frenzy of festive prep in December, and if that helping hand comes in the form of a daily dose of coffee then who are we to argue? Behind each door of this advent calendar from certified B Corp Grind, you'll find a home-compostable coffee pod that's compatible with Nespresso machines. There's a blend to suit all tastes, from the malty-sweet House Caramel blend to Grind's richly treacly Christmas blend. Spoiler alert: there's a bonus pod waiting to be discovered on the 25th.

Know someone who loves a good soak in the tub? This joyful advent calendar from Lush is packed with the bath bombs and bubble bars that the cosmetics company is so well known for – and they’re all packaging-free. From a candy cane to a gingerbread man and a capybara in a santa hat – the playful designs are guaranteed to dial up your festive cheer. The advent calendar itself is made from recycled paper board, which is recyclable when you’ve finished with it, and adorned with recycled ribbon.