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Thursday, 10 December 2009 15:07 |
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According to Waste Online, as much as 83 square km of wrapping paper will end up in UK rubbish bins and the total waste wrapping paper the UK produces over Christmas could stretch to the moon if each sheet was laid end to end. Part of the problem is that the most popular wrapping paper is made of materials which cannot be recycled and therefore ends up in landfill. Paper is either dumped in the bin or, worse, put in the recycling bin, which means the whole lot is contaminated and has to go to landfill.
So what's this got to do with Birmingham Friends of the Earth? We want to promote alternative wrapping and on the 9th of November we had our first group of crafters making creative wrappings. This got people to think differently about wrapping paper and also make items that will be available for sale at our Christmas fair on the 19th December and raise some money to allow great campaigning around the city. So this year, change the way you give your gifts to lower the environmental impact of Christmas, but still make them look beautiful. Mary Horesh Further Information/References Waste Online: http://www.wasteonline.org.uk/index.aspx It's a Wrap |
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