14 December 2023
Did you know...
- Recycled 'real' Christmas trees are usually shredded into chippings which are then used locally in parks or woodland.
- The packaging paper we consume every year is the same in weight to 124 London Eye's.
- If every household that cooks a turkey over Christmas puts the turkey foil in the recycling bin, this would save enough energy for every household in the UK to watch over one days’ worth of Christmas TV.
- Glass drinks bottles and jars can all be recycled again and again, will always be as good as new and could turn up for you to use next Christmas!
- Recycle 6 mince pie foil cases and save enough energy to watch the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
- The UK throws away over 13,000 wheelie bins of mince pies a year which if recycled could save the same energy as powering 356 households with electricity for 365 days.
- The average household generates 3.2kg of food waste each week. This is the equivalent of 18 million Christmas turkeys in the UK.
- In the UK food that could have been eaten but gets thrown away (4.7 million tonnes) is worth around £17 billion. This is around £80 per month for the average family with children.
Notes to Editor
Notes to Editor
- WRAP is a climate action NGO working around the globe to tackle the causes of the climate crisis and give the planet a sustainable future. We believe that our natural resources should not be wasted and that everything we use should be re-used and recycled. We bring together and work with governments, businesses, and individuals to ensure that the world’s natural resources are used more sustainably. Our work includes: UK Plastics Pact, Courtauld Commitment 2030, Textiles 2030 and the campaigns Love Food Hate Waste and Recycle Now. We run Food Waste Action Week and Recycle Week.
- Please contact: Rachel Avery, Media Relations Specialist, rachel.avery@wrap.org.uk