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Anna van Buerenplein 301, 2595 DG Den Haag

What is it?

The “Second-Hand Secret Santa” project was firstly introduced by the Act Aware committee in 2020 to battle unnecessary waste and consumption in the LUC community whilst keeping Christmas traditions alive. The idea is to find joy in what other people might want to throw away. Thus, everyone who signs up gives a gift and receives one, similarly to the classical Secret Santa tradition.
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Why sustainable?

This project is sustainable for two reasons. First, the products that people have bought at some point but would no longer want to use will now not be thrown away but reused which decreases waste. Second, people who participate in Secret Santa now no longer buy new products, decreasing mass consumption, which is especially critical around Christmas time. This entire mechanism depends on LUC students wanting to do good and to have less of a negative impact on the environment, which it seems to be succeeding in as people are participating.
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Reduced Inequality: Students who don’t have the money to buy new gifts for others every time Christmas comes around, can now participate in this tradition without having to break the bank.
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Responsible Consumption and Production: Instead of buying new products as gifts old items are being given a new chance to be reused.
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Climate Action: Reusing goods decreases production which in turn decreases CO2 emissions and the use of natural resources.
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  • Restaurants
    • Aardi Lebanese Bowls
    • Bagels & Beans
    • Barista Cafe
    • Bøg
    • De Spaanse Moeder
    • Ethica
    • Falafel en Hummus
    • Fast & Vegan
    • Foodmaker
    • Hagedis
    • Happy Tosti
    • Hortus
    • Lola Bikes & Coffee
    • Mammamia
    • Maoz Vegan
    • Oogst
    • Plenty Coffee house & Plant-based Kitchen
    • Saqsa Restaurant
    • Symbiose
    • Utopie Grand Café
    • Veggies on Fire
  • Groceries
    • Biowinkel de Zonnestraal
    • Echte Haagse Honing
    • Eco & Co
    • Ekoplaza
    • Farmers Market
    • Lekkernassûh
    • Madal Bal
    • Marqt
    • Simon Lévelt
    • Too Good To Go
    • Veggie 4U
  • Fashion
    • All Labels
    • Anna van Toor
    • Bij Priester
    • De Naaierij
    • Episode
    • Inti Ferreira
    • Khipu
    • Little Green Shop by Bar and Zo
    • ReShare STORE Den Haag
    • Royal Bamboo
    • SecondHand Rose
    • Sena Ecocouture
    • Studio ZIP
    • Vintage Factory
    • Vintage Island
    • ZUSJES Vintage Boutique
  • Other shops
    • The American Book Center
    • Ansje Tweedehansje
    • Antique Bookmarket
    • Bij Cas - Den Haag
    • The Body Shop
    • Dille & Kamille
    • Emmaus Welvaartsresten
    • Holland & Barrett
    • iGreenBox
    • Little Green Shop
    • Lush
    • Kringloop RataPlan
    • Kringloop Schroeder
    • Simple Sprouts
    • Søstrene Grene
    • Sprinkel + Hop
    • Tony's Garage Sale
    • Used Products
    • WAAR
    • Stichting 070Watt
  • Companies
    • ASN Bank
    • Barometer Duurzame Bloemist
    • Cheapassbikes
    • Court Garden Hotel
    • Elemental Water Makers
    • Eternalsun Spire
    • FELYX
    • Goodrise
    • GO Sharing
    • Greenwheels
    • Lola Bikes & Coffee
    • MyWheels
    • Oceans of Energy
    • Pro EcoCoatings
    • SnappCar
    • Swapfiets
  • NGOs
    • Circular Coalition
    • City Farms
    • Conscious Kitchen
    • Duurzaam Den Haag
    • Duurzame stad Den Haag
    • Dutch Green Building Council
    • European Climate Foundation
    • Gered Gereedschap
    • Green Roofs
    • Groene Mient
    • Het Bijen ABC
    • Join the Pipe
    • Leger des Heils
    • Municipal Garden Plots
    • OV-Fiets
    • Plasticity Project: The Hague
    • North Sea Farmers
    • 'tOor Den Haag
    • TrashUre Hunt
    • World Sustainability Fund
    • World Resources Institute
    • Youth for Climate
  • Getting involved
    • Believing In Green
    • Conscious Kitchen
    • De Groene Regentes
    • Den Haag In Transitie
    • De Zeeheldentuin
    • Emmaus Den Haag
    • Extinction Rebelion
    • Fridays for Future Den Haag
    • NL Cares
    • Operatie Steenbreek
    • Proeftuin Erasmusveld
    • Repair Café Den Haag
    • Sustainability in The Hague Neighbourhoods
    • Uitvindershof Garden
    • Voedselbank
  • Going outside
    • The Haagse Bos
    • Meijendel
    • Westduinpark
  • Leiden University
    • Act Aware
    • LUC Compost
    • Food Sharing AvB
    • LUC Floor Recycling
    • Leiden University Green Office
    • Leiden University: swap, donate, sell
    • Second Hand Secret Santa