Recycle your Christmas cards
By recycling your Christmas cards you can help reduce the number of cards that end up in landfill.
The Problem
It is estimated that 1 billion Christmas cards, (17 for every man, woman and child in the UK), could end up in bins this Christmas. Waste sent to landfill can create methane - a powerful greenhouse gas. However, if everyone in the UK recycles just 1 card through the Woodland Trust scheme, not only would this save 1,570 tonnes of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gases - the same as taking 500 cars off the road for a year - it would also enable the Woodland Trust to plant 15,000 trees in 2009.
The UK has only 12% woodland coverage, lagging a long way behind the European average of 44% and the Trust's vision is to create more green space, (and therefore more habitat for wildlife), and ensure it's protected and kept open for public use.
What you can do
By recycling your Christmas cards you can help reduce the number of cards that end up in landfill, save energy and help the Woodland Trust plant more trees.
How to do it
Take your Christmas cards into M&S stores throughout January, put them in the special recycling bins provided and help support the Woodland Trust.
To say thank you the Woodland Trust would like to offer you a 20% discount off single or joint membership. Please click here to find out more. This will open in a new window, but don't forget to come back and pledge if you want to enter the competition.
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