Christmas Card Recycling
The Woodland Trust is dedicated to creating native woodland across the UK, providing more green space open to the public and increased habitats for wildlife. M&S is proud to be supporting them.
7 million people brave the weather to walk in the British countryside every weekend, making walking the UK's most popular outdoor recreation activity.
Sadly, the UK has only 12% woodland coverage, which is a long way behind the European average of 44%. The Woodland Trust's work of protecting ancient, and creating new, woodland not only provides stunning playgrounds for walkers and riders it also helps to protect wildlife, reduces air and noise pollution and the most basic of function - absorbing C02 and producing oxygen.
The Woodland Trust cares for more than 1,000 woods all of which are open free to the public 365 days of the year. With campaigns and events throught the UK you can get your hands dirty and plant your own tree.
M&S is working with the Woodland Trust to support their Christmas Card Recycling Scheme. By providing recycling instore for our customers' Christmas cards we can reduce the number of cards that end up in landfill, save energy and support the Woodland Trust.
Throughout January 2012 Woodland Trust card recycling boxes can be found in most M&S stores. Thanks to you, we collected nearly 10 million cards last year, which equates to 200 tonnes.
To find out more about the Woodland Trust visit woodlandtrust.org.uk
And if you'd like some hints and tips on how to recycle your Christmas wrapping paper, trees and so on, just visit www.recyclenow.com/
Doesn't that make Christmas even happier?