It is estimated that over Christmas as much as 100 square km of wrapping paper will end up in UK and Irish rubbish bins, enough to cover an area larger than Guernsey. Use string to tie up your parcels so that the paper can be reused.
Around 125,000 tonnes of plastic packaging are thrown away over Christmas. When buying gifts, try to avoid items that are excessively packaged.
An extra 500 million aluminium and steel drink cans will also be used over the festive period - vent your festive frustration by crushing your tins before placing them in the recycling banks.
Around 5,000 tonnes of aluminium foil gets thrown away in the UK and Ireland each Christmas. Try reusing the foil or make some decorations to hang on the tree for next year!
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