Wanted - Christmas Leftovers
Santa has been and gone and the festivities are over for another year, but are you still surrounded by Christmas cards?
Santa has been and gone and the festivities are over for another year, but are you still surrounded by Christmas cards?
Lancaster City Council and the Woodlands Trust can help. Over the festive period more than one billion Christmas cards are sent in the UK, this is around 17 cards per person. Give your cards a second chance by recycling them at collection banks in the customer service centres at Lancaster and Morecambe town halls.
There are also collection points at W H Smith and Marks and Spencer in Lancaster as well as Tesco in Carnforth. In 2007 The Woodlands Trust collected around 93 million cards, this is 1,844 tonnes of Christmas cards sent for recycling and the money generated is used to plant trees.
As the twelfth day of Christmas approaches it's time to think about taking down your Christmas tree. If you bought a real tree this year take it to a household waste recycling site (Salt Ayre, Lancaster or Keer Bridge, Carnforth) or alternatively Lancaster City Council can collect your tree for you and recycle it. Collection dates are available on January 5, 6, 12 and 13 to arrange please telephone 01524 582491.
Coun Jon Barry, cabinet member with responsibility for City Council (Direct) Services, said: "After the Christmas period I'm sure people will have plenty of waste to recycle. I'm pleased that we can help by recycling their Christmas cards and trees on top of our regular recycling programme."
Date Updated: 19/03/09