Every million ton of wrapping paper used over Christmas equates to many more million trees.
Most wrapping paper is dyed, laminated and contains glitter, plastic or gold shapes, so it can’t easily be recycled. You can tell by trying to scrunch it up. It does not stay scrunched if it is mixed materials.
Waste management company Biffa, revealed that more than 100 million bags of rubbish are sent to landfills each year at Christmas.
Read on to find alternative ways to wrap your presents and have a green Christmas.
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