Christmas card recycling

The Woodland Trust Christmas Card Recycling Scheme began in 1998. Back then the scheme was intended to help put pressure on Government to introduce universal kerb side recycling, as well as to encourage millions of people in the UK to think about recycling their cards after the festive season.

It was also intended to raise the profile of the UK’s need for more trees, as the UK is one of the least wooded countries in Europe with just 12 per cent woodland cover compared to the European average of 44 per cent. Just four per cent of this is wildlife rich broadleaved woodland which the Woodland Trust aims to double.

2011 was the last year of the scheme and in the 14 years that the scheme has been running more than 600 million cards have been recycled enabling the Woodland Trust to plant more than 200,000 trees, a lasting legacy for future generations to enjoy.

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