Listen: dreaming of a green Christmas

Tis’ the season to make sure our wrapping paper goes in the right bin on Christmas Day! Recycling expert, Sara Perry from Veolia, is here to deliver her top tips on what we can do to make sure we have a very merry green Christmas, without a sustainable hangover.

Sara believes far more can be done to help the environment and make sure we start the New Year already with a good resolution in our back pockets. Sara is available to give top tips on what we can do to make sure we have a very merry green Christmas.

It comes as new research from Veolia reveals 63% of us use 2 or more rolls of wrapping paper at Christmas with that averaging 2.35 rolls over the festive season. In fact, we use enough wrapping paper to wrap around the world 9 times! One top tip is making the most of old newspapers instead and if you do use wrapping paper, double check it’s 100% recyclable.

Aston spoke to recycling expert Sara Perry.

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