Friday, 2 December 2022
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Feeling the pinch this Christmas? Then sort out your old tech devices and get a Spring in your tech!
If you're counting the pennies, why not go through your drawers, cupboards, the boxes under the bed and the piles of 'stuff' in the spare room and hunt down all those old mobile phones, smart watches, tablets and the like and use Spring to turn them into cash in your bank account?
Just track down your nearest Morrisons or Co-Op branch with a Spring recycling pod, open up an account with Spring and if you pop your device into the Pod today, your money will hit your Spring account within 1-3 working days guaranteed!
And yes, it really does work because my wife and I have tried it. And Spring pays much more than other companies that claim to pay you money for your old tech.
Find your nearest Spring Pod here https://spring.co.uk/find-kiosk.
Thursday, 1 December 2022
12 Days of Sparks: M&S Gives Away Thousands of Daily Treats, Offers and Prizes Including Festive Favourites Mince Pies & Mini Shortbread Trees to Its Millions of Sparks Members
Following the success of last year with over 4 million doors opened, 12 Days of Sparks is back and bigger and even better than before! With thousands more festive treats and offers to enjoy, 12 Days of Sparks will bring the best of M&S Christmas to their almost 16 million loyal Sparks customers.
Every day from 1-12 December, Sparks customers can look forward to a special daily reward, including free festive treats, personalised offers and exclusive competitions to enter.
Free treats: A huge range of festive treats are available, including everyone’s favourite festive tipple, the gin globe, all butter mini shortbread trees, mince pies, Percy Pig lights and tea light-up tins!
Personalised Offers: Exclusive offers will be available to use across M&S Clothing, Home, Food and beyond! Offers include 20% off Christmas prosecco, 20% off chocolate corn wreath, 20% off online flowers and 15% off knitwear! All perfect for Christmas gifting!
Competitions: On one of the 12 days, customers will have the fantastic opportunity to enter a draw for a chance to win a holiday to Canada worth over £12k! But on which day will this prize draw appear in the advent calendar? Sparks customers will have to visit their account each and every day and open the door to find out!
And those customers who do open every door will be rewarded with an M&S App exclusive golden reward on 13th December!
Another M&S App exclusive: customers who use the app get an extra 24 hours to unlock their reward so can go back a day if they missed yesterdays!
Danielle Papagapiou, Head of Loyalty at M&S said: “12 Days of Sparks is even bigger and better this year, with thousands of personalised offers and free festive treats for our customers and even a holiday to win. Sparks is our way of saying thank you to our M&S customers and that’s exactly what we’re doing this Christmas. Download the M&S App, sign up to Sparks and unlock exclusive offers and rewards every day until 12th December.”
https://www.marksandspencer.com/mysparks
*Offers are personalised to each individual customer.
*How to claim:
Customers have 24 hours to unlock each reward on M&S.com, and 48 hours on the M&S app. Rewards are automatically activated by opening the door. Validity periods will vary and can be found on each offer. T&Cs apply.
The Naturtint Curly range will make an ideal stocking filler this Christmas
The Naturtint Curly range uses revolutionary technology based on the synergistic action of amaranth seed extract and hydrolysed quinoa to create a proactive treatment that results in more defined, softer curls that are easier to manage.
Products available from Holland and Barrett, www.naturtint.co.uk, Amazon and independent health stores including Whole Foods Market.
This proactive treatment is then combined with a tailored blend of powerful natural ingredients to create each product in the Naturtint Curly range.
The combined action of the proactive treatment and selected natural ingredients repair, protect, moisturise and nourish curly hair for naturally defined, soft curls without risking frizz. The Naturtint Curly range is suitable for vegans, dermatologically tested and contains no sulphates, silicones, parabens or phenoxyethanol. Each product contains at least 89% ingredients of natural origin.
CURL DEFINER SHAMPOO – 97.2% Natural Origin Ingredients
£15.99
A ‘low-poo*’ shampoo specifically formulated to cleanse and care for curly hair, whilst also gently refreshing the scalp. Nourishing and moisturising, for more defined, softer and shinier curls, Naturtint’s Curl Definer Shampoo blends the proactive treatment with the following natural ingredients;
Hydrolysed Wheat Protein – penetrates deep into the hair fibre to repair and protect from within, reducing breakage by more than 80% and thickening the hair. Hair feels soft and looks healthy.
Coconut and Corn Oil Surfactants – provide natural lather, to gently cleanse the hair whilst also moisturising and conditioning, for a silky feel.
Natural Biolipids – obtained from coconut, sunflower and corn, these natural biolipids restore the scalp’s protective lipid layer.
Meadowfoam Seed Oil – organic oil that restores hair’s elasticity and keeps it moisturised and full of shine. Soft, youthful and healthy-looking hair.
*Low-poo refers to shampoos free from sulphates and is a term often used in the Curly Girl method.
£19.99
Cleanses the hair without shampooing, providing extra nourishment and care for curly hair. Cleanse, condition and detangle for soft, defined curls without frizz. Naturtint’s Curl Definer Co-Wash Balm blends the proactive treatment with the following natural ingredients;
Hydrolysed Wheat Protein – penetrates deep into the hair fibre to repair and protect from within, reducing breakage by more than 80% and thickening the hair. Hair feels soft and looks healthy.
Shea Butter – a regenerative active ingredient that deeply moisturises, helping reduce breakages and split ends, whilst also soothing dry scalps. A great frizz-fighter!
Pracaxi Seed Oil – conditions hair to provide shine and softness. Helps hair retain moisture to prevent frizz and improve combability for both wet and dry hair.
Meadowfoam Seed Oil – organic oil that restores hair’s elasticity and keeps it moisturised and full of shine. Soft, youthful and healthy-looking hair.
Crambe Abyssinica Oil – provides natural lustre, whilst moisturising and softening hair.
£15.99
Leave-In conditioner specifically developed for curly hair. Enhance and restore your natural curls, whilst making combing hair easier and reducing frizz. Adding volume and strength, Naturtint’s Curl Definer Leave-In Conditioner blends the proactive treatment with the following natural ingredients;
Hydrolysed Wheat Protein – penetrates deep into the hair fibre to repair and protect from within, reducing breakage by more than 80% and thickening the hair. Hair feels soft and looks healthy.
Jojoba, Mimosa and Sunflower Vegetable Waxes – 100% vegetable texturizing agent that provides softness and nourishment to the curl, whilst also helping distribute the product through the hair.
VAS: Vegetable Alternative to Silicones – a soft, light and non-greasy oil extracted from olives, used as a natural substitute to silicone.
Pracaxi Seed Oil – conditions hair to provide shine and softness. Helps hair retain moisture to prevent frizz and improve combability for both wet and dry hair.
CURL DEFINER HAIR MASK – 98.1% Natural Origin Ingredients
£22.99
A rich and intensely moisturising hair mask that deeply conditions and nourishes hair, to reduce frizz and leave softer, more defined curls. Naturtint’s Curl Definer Hair Mask blends the proactive treatment with the following natural ingredients, carefully chosen for maximum moisturising benefits;
Shea Butter – a regenerative active ingredient that deeply moisturises, helping reduce breakages and split ends, whilst also soothing dry scalps. A great frizz-fighter!
Meadowfoam Seed Oil – organic oil that restores hair’s elasticity and keeps it moisturised and full of shine. Soft, youthful and healthy-looking hair.
Crambe Abyssinica Oil – provides natural lustre, whilst moisturising and softening hair.
Pracaxi Seed Oil – conditions hair to provide shine and softness. Helps hair retain moisture to prevent frizz and improve combability for both wet and dry hair.
£19.99
A silky soft repairing oil formulated with 10 carefully selected natural oils to intensely nourish and repair hair, for more defined, smoother and softer curls full of shine and luminosity;
Olive Oleic Acid – an essential oil that provides strength and vitality, penetrating deep into the hair. It’s photoprotective properties help to protect the hair from environmental damage.
Shea Butter – a regenerative active ingredient that deeply moisturises, helping reduce breakages and split ends, whilst also soothing dry scalps. A great frizz-fighter!
Meadowfoam Seed Oil – organic oil that restores hair’s elasticity and keeps it moisturised and full of shine. Soft, youthful and healthy-looking hair.
Crambe Abyssinica and Silybum Marianum Oils – provide natural lustre, whilst moisturising and softening hair.
Organic Argan Oil – helps hair retain moisture and repairs brittle fibres, to help reduce tangles and knots.
Organic Jojoba Oil – often referred to as ‘liquid gold’, this natural oil repairs the hair fibre for maximum shine.
Soybean, Lavender and Vetiver Oils – intensely protect hair from environmental damage.
That's Christmas believes this will make an absolutely excellent Christmas stocking filler for the person in your life who loves to look after their hair and their scalp.
Number One Santa App Portable North Pole Brings Gift Giving to Life with World's First Personalised and Interactive Gift Tag from Santa
Users can create a print-at-home personalised gift tag with a QR code for each of their loved ones. Scanning the QR code reveals their personalised video message from Santa, thus making for the ultimate Christmas gift-giving experience.
“Families from all over the world will be able to enhance the gift-giving experience with the brand-new Interactive Gift Tag, making the holidays even more memorable,” said Alexandre Bérard, CEO of UGroupMedia Inc., the creators of Portable North Pole.
“With PNP, parents can see their children's faces light up with the personalised gift tag and one-of-a-kind video message from Santa to keep the Christmas spirit alive, especially for children and why not grown-ups too, year after year.”
Included with the purchase of a Magic Pass (£13.99), parents can create unlimited gift tags, tailoring each one to include the child’s photo, name and a customised QR code that leads to a personalised video of Santa delivering the recipient's gift in their own living room.
Besides which, Magic Pass users can also enjoy unlimited access to over 90 unique Premium video and call scenarios, adventure videos, audio and face-video calls from Santa, videos for multiple kids, reaction recorder, 1080 HD downloads, exclusive games, a singing and dancing contest, and more in the PNP mobile app. Each option is completely customisable and can be completed with just a few clicks.
Access amazing, personalised videos, calls, and more direct from Santa, along with the new Interactive Gift Tag feature by downloading Portable North Pole on the Apple App Store, Google Play or Amazon Appstore, or visit www.portablenorthpole.com.
Brewdog Distilling Co. Launches Whisky Cask Programme
That's Christmas is featuring this news because we feel that a cask of whisky would make an excellent Chirstmas gift for the true connoisseur of fine Scotch whisky.
The 50 casks will be part of an exclusive collection, the very first to be filled from the distillery's brand new still house in Ellon, Scotland. The auction will be launched at 19.00 on Wednesday 7th December 2022, in partnership with distinguished whisky auction house, Whisky Hammer. The auction will end on Sunday 11th December, with the casks being filled in early 2023.
The Whisky
BrewDog Distilling Co. capitalised on the combined spirits expertise of their excellent distilling team led by Master Distiller, Steven Kersley. They have historically worked for some of Scotland's leading distilleries and have pent years refining their craft, striving to better the whisky production process at every stage.
Produced from BrewDog Distilling Co's brand-new standalone distillery, opened this year, 2022, that allowed for a 300% increase in whisky production as well as a climate-controlled warehouse capable of holding almost 1,000 whisky casks. The BrewDog Whisky Casks will be the first casks filled at the new distillery.
The distilling team elected to create whiskies that truly reflect BrewDog Distilling Co's core ethos of 'questioning everything, experimenting and innovating' all in the pursuit of incredible flavours.
This dedication includes using multiple intricate blends of yeast strains to create bigger flavours, triple bubble distilling for increased purification and controlling the humidity of their maturation warehouses.
Steven Kersley, MD of BrewDog Distilling Co said: "This whisky has been the natural progression for BrewDog Distilling Co. for some time now, it's something we're incredibly excited about, if not a little daunted. We want to challenge the way Scotch whisky is viewed, consumed and valued. We've put everything into this, dissecting the entire process, focusing on the flavour and creating the best liquid possible!"
Bidders will be in the running to purchase a choice of 3 different 200L casks from:
30 ex-Oloroso sherry cask matured, filled with flavour-focused new make spirit, made from golden promise barley
15 first fill ex-bourbon cask matured, filled with flavour-focused new make spirit, made from golden promise barley
5 exclusive ex-bourbon cask matured, filled with a rye-forward single grain whisky made with an 80% rye malt bill
The Flavour
The single malt, new make spirit is laden with ripe tropical fruits, hints of stone front with a malty back bone and a citrus top note. The rye grain whisky will feature caramel sweetness, dark stone fruits, a little baking spice and a touch of orange rind to finish.
The Auction
With casks starting from £5,000 (excluding commission, VAT and duty) winning bidders will have their casks held in BrewDog Distilling Co's bonded warehouse. This is based on the Balmacassie Estate in Ellon, adjacent to the distillery, where it will lie until the owner feels it is ready to bottle.
The Whisky Founder Club
Each investor will be granted complimentary access to BrewDog Distilling Co's Whisky Founder's Club, launching in May 2023. The club is limited to a total number of 500 individuals who invested into the top tier of the Equity Punks crowd funding raise.
As part of their investment, BrewDog Distilling Co. will bottle and brand their whisky at a minimum of four years old. Each member will have the option to attend the Whisky Founders Club open day, an annual event where cask owners will be able to sample from their cask, meet with the distillers, discuss the future of their whisky and will be invited to sample many of the eclectic whisky's maturing in the BrewDog Distilling Co warehouse.
BrewDog Whisky: https://www.brewdog.com/uk/whisky
Whisky Hammer auction site, register to sign up here:
Opt for Devon Hampers Festive Fireside Hamper for Sumptuous Treats This Christmas
Fill your hot water bottles, snuggle up under a blanket and delve into the delectable and utterly delicious goodies for cosy nights next to the fire, the wood burner or the Aga! (Perhaps as you watch the snow falling through your lounge or kitchen window? Well, we can dream of a white Christmas, can't we?)
This Christmas-themed hamper is jam-packed full of nice savoury nibbles, sweet treats and traditional yuletide eats such as Simply Delicious Handmade Christmas Cake, Kernow Milk Chocolate, Lyme Bay Mulled Wine and traditional mince pies because Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie.
This food hamper would make a fantastic gift to send to family or friends.
The Festive Fireside Feast Hamper
Standard Box £69.00
Printed Box £83.00
Wicker Hamper £105.00
Get ready for Christmas with Devon Hampers
Filled with delicious produce sourced from the West Country's finest artisan suppliers, Devon Hampers has a fantastic choice of Christmas hampers for the festive season.
All prices include free standard delivery. The last date for Christmas delivery is December 22.
Devon Hampers is open between Christmas and New Year for those missed presents, thank you gifts and for New Year gifts.
For the full range visit www.devonhampers.com.
Why not make your own Christmas hampers this Christmas?
But what if this year you find yourself a little bit too strapped for cash to be able to purchase a Christmas hamper? Don't despair! Why not make your very own bespoke Christmas hampers to make a very special, personalised gift for the special person in your life?
Where can you buy hampers or boxes from? Ikea sell them from between £10 to £25. www.ikea.co.uk.
However, my favourite source of hampers and wooden boxes that are eminently suited for a DIY Christmas hamper is The Works.
The Works stocks oval hamper kits at £5.00, Large Wooden Crate Hampers at £6.00, Fill Your Own Mini Christmas Hamper: Assorted at £3.00, Wooden Crate Hamper at £4.00 and my favourite, a real lidded wicker hamper with straps at £10.00. (PICTURED) https://www.theworks.co.uk/c/home-living/home-storage/hamper-baskets
So, what can you fill them with? Morrisons (for example) stock a range of individual portion preserves and honey, so you can put together a range of them and place them in the hamper with suitable crackers and biscuits, in one of the smaller hampers. Or what about a range of toys? You can even make a hamper for your pet, if you want to.
You can also fill the larger hampers and boxes with miniature wine bottles, full sized wine bottles, a range of real ales or a range of typical Christmas foods including mince pies, stollen, panettone, spiced biscuits, tinned foods, desserts, etc, etc.
The only limit is your imagination and your budget.
Money-saving Monday: Have a Best Buy Christmas for less
Which? has uncovered a selection of cheaper options which scored highly in its festive taste testing, proving shoppers can save money without compromising on taste.
1. Champagnes and sparkling wines
Shoppers can save significantly on fizz by opting for cheaper sparkling wines instead of expensive champagne. The most expensive bottle of champagne Which? tested cost £39, but in its sparkling wine test, the consumer champion found great-tasting options for as little as £8.99, a potential saving of £30 by switching to sparkling wine over expensive champagnes.
Aldi’s Specially Selected Crémant Du Jura tied in first place in the sparkling wine test, securing a Which? Best Buy endorsement. It was also one of the cheaper bottles tested costing £8.99. The panel commended it for its crisp and refreshing taste, hints of green-apple, guava and grapefruit and its smooth, creamy finish.
Another supermarket bottle that impressed the judges was the Co-op’s Irresistible Prosecco, costing only £9. The judges enjoyed its zesty aroma and notes of ripe peach, pear and jasmine. They also noted it was fresh-tasting and decent value, branding it a ‘crowd-pleasing’ choice. However, crémant is a closer match to champagne if you want a similar-tasting drink for less.
2. Red wine
While some supermarket red wines can cost more than a bottle of fizz, the Which? panel found shoppers don't have to spend a lot to get a good quality red, uncovering a Best Buy bottle for just under £8.
Aldi’s Chateau les Trois Manoirs Medoc 2019 was awarded a Best Buy and scored an impressive 77% costing £7.99 per bottle. The panel commended its smoky oak aromas, which contrasted well with notes of ripe redcurrants and a peppery finish.
3. Christmas pudding
In the Christmas pudding category, Asda’s ‘Extra Special’ Christmas Pudding stood out from the crowd and was awarded a Which? Best Buy and Great Value endorsement. Coming in just behind Which?’s overall winning pud, it received high scores for aroma and texture, with tasters enjoying its sweet smell, moistness, and great taste. It was the joint-cheapest pudding on test costing £8 (£1 per 100g) and was noted as a worthy pick if you’re after a brilliant budget pudding.
4. Brie
Which?’s expert cheese-tasting panel blind-tasted seven premium supermarket Brie de Meaux cheeses for the 2022 festive season. They tested brie from supermarkets like Asda, Aldi, M&S, Sainsbury’s and more, and uncovered a cheaper brie that impressed the judges with its well-balanced flavour: Asda’s Extra Special Brie de Meaux, £3.20 for 180g. This near-champion cheese missed the top spot but came second overall – it was marked as a solid, cheaper pick by the panel.
5. Mince pies
Which? also put mince pies to the test. Waitrose’s Brown Butter Mince Pies with Cognac came top for taste. However, proving paying less doesn't have to mean compromising on quality, Aldi’s mince pies also earned a Best Buy award plus Which?’s Great Value endorsement. Aldi scored an impressive 73% in Which?’s test, just a fraction behind the top-rated premium pies. As the cheapest tested, Aldi’s Specially Selected Mince Pies are almost 50% cheaper than those sold by Waitrose, costing just £1.75 for 6, or 29p per pie.
6. Baileys
Which? matched supermarket versions of Irish cream liqueur against the popular brand Baileys. While Baileys couldn’t be beaten on taste, it came in top at 76%, the panel of 72 consumers were impressed by several supermarket options and crowned a Great Value pick costing less than £8.
Aldi’s Specially Selected Irish Cream Liqueur scored an impressive 74% and at a mere £7.99 per bottle, a whole £8.51 cheaper than a full-price bottle of Baileys.
While its smell might not be quite as enticing as Baileys, tasters thought its appearance, flavour and mouthfeel were on a par with the branded version.
Which? only awards its Best Buy logo to those products that hit the gold standard for quality in its independent tests. The consumer champion recently launched a Great Value award for items which cost significantly less than the typical price in a category but still score well overall.
Natalie Hitchins, Which? Head of Home Products and Services, said: “No one wants to overpay for festive treats, especially with so many households under huge financial strain in the run-up to this year’s Christmas.
“Our taste testers sampled festive favourites from the largest supermarkets in the UK to find out which ones will make the holiday season extra festive this year and found some great options which won’t break the bank.”
(Image courtesy of Claudia and Pixabay)
24 ways to waste not this Christmas
At this time of year around a worrying 30% more waste is generated. This includes over 1 billion Christmas cards which are thrown away every year.
It’s estimated by the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, that around 50,000 trees are cut down each year to make enough paper to wrap presents. Also, around 12 million tonnes of plastic enter our environment annually, equivalent to a bin lorry load every single minute.
By following the simple steps outlined by the Environment Agency below we can ensure Christmas isn’t wasteful this year.
1. Advent calendar
Invest in a reusable advent calendar and fill it with a variety of gifts. Why not get creative and make your own reusable advent calendar and items to fill it with?
2. Cards
Approximately 1 billion Christmas cards are thrown away annually. It would take the equivalent of 33 million trees to make that amount of cards.
Try and purchase cards printed on FSC-certified, recycled card and are recyclable. Better still, why not go for the personal touch and make your own from recycled card? Remember just like wrapping paper, cards decorated with glitter or foil, can’t be recycled.
3. Christmas wreath
Wreaths are a beautiful Christmas decoration, but some are more eco-friendlier than others. Go for a real, fresh wreath made using seasonal, natural foliage and adornments. Even better, make your own out of natural resources from your garden likes leaves and pinecones.
4. Christmas tree
An artificial Christmas tree needs to be used for about 10 years for its’ environmental impact to be lower than a real tree.
Trees, woods, and forests are vital for tackling the climate emergency. Buying your real Christmas tree from a certified by Grown in Britain supplier will ensure the tree you purchase is from a legal and sustainable UK source.
5. Christmas lights
500 tonnes of Christmas lights are discarded annually in the UK. And if you've not switched to using LED lights on your Christmas tree, make the change now and you’ll be using less energy but make sure you switch them off at night!
6. Decorations
Avoid using single use decorations. Why not get crafty and make some homemade decorations instead?
7. Reusable shopping bag
When you are out shopping don’t forget to take your bags for life!
8. Gifts – make and bake
A homemade gift is unique and very personal and not only shows thought but can also be lower in cost, too. You could make preserves, jams or knit a pair of socks or scarf! Or even make your own hamper, filled with small jars of preserve?
9. Gifts – toys
Have you thought about buying preloved toys or a toy subscription? How about buying wooden toys over plastic?
10. Gifts – experiences
You could gift a membership to a charity or wildlife trust, helping to support vital environmental work like the National Trust or Woodland Trust.
11. Gift – eco
Why not give eco-friendly gifts to family and friends?
It could be something like a reusable coffee cup, reusable makeup remover wipes or a solid shampoo bar helping others make sustainable lifestyle choices.
12. Wrapping presents
Use recyclable wrapping paper wherever possible. Remember if it’s got foil or glitter on it then it can’t be recycled and could contain plastic, too.
Or why not use old newspaper to wrap gifts or even recycle last year’s paper?
13. Bows
Instead of adding plastic ribbons to your gifts that will end up in landfill, why not use a more sustainable alternative like a fabric bow that can be kept and re-used on future gifts?
14. Christmas party wear
Every year, an estimated 336,000 tonnes of used clothing is thrown away by people living in the UK. This year, choose the sustainable option and try to refashion clothing that you already own, or visit second-hand shops, or take old clothing to charity shops?
15. Glitz and glam
Did you know cosmetic and sanitary wipes contribute to 93% of sewer blockages in the UK? Once flushed down the toilet, wipes can get caught in piping and accumulate, congeal with fatbergs. They can litter beaches and even create large, messy mounds along the banks of riverbeds.
If you use make-up wipes this Christmas, remember to never flush them!
16. Christmas Eve box
Invest in a reusable Christmas Eve box that can be used for many years to come, perhaps even becoming a family heirloom! Get creative and make your own reusable box and items to fill it with.
17. Christmas travel
Where possible, try and use public transport when visiting family and friends this year. If this isn't possible, try and car share. This will help reduce emissions, wear and tear on the vehicle but will also save you money.
18. Candles
If you are using candles this year as part of your festive celebrations, please remember to buy candles made of, soy wax, bees wax, coconut wax or rapeseed wax scented with essential oils, cotton, hemp or wooden wicks. All these candles are kinder to the environment as they’re less toxic.
19. Christmas crackers
Unfortunately, most Christmas crackers are often laden with glitter means they’re not recyclable. They are filled with plastic toys and gifts that are soon thrown away.
Why not make your own Christmas crackers without the environmental cost? Using FSC-certified, recyclable paper and recyclable paper ties. Filling the cracker with small presents for each person.
There are Christmas crackers available to purchase that use FSC-certified, recycled paper and the items inside are sustainable too.
20. Festive food shopping
Try and buy as many items as possible from local suppliers, like your meat, fruit, and veg. Buy your vegetables loose where possible, as plastic packaging accounts for nearly 70% of the UK plastic waste.
Plan and be realistic about how much food you need and use up leftovers where possible.
Instead of clingfilm, use reusable containers/covers and wax cloth covers to keep your leftovers fresh.
21. Christmas dinner
When it comes to cooking Christmas dinner and other festive treats, there are some simple yet important ways we can protect the environment.
Pouring leftover cooking fats down the sink can harden in cold pipes. Instead leave to cool, then scrape into the food waste or bin. Don’t feed a festive fatberg this Christmas.
22. Festive drink
We use over 35 million plastic bottles every day, so when you are buying drinks for the festive season, please buy products that can be reused/recycled.
23. Christmas walk
Instead of a Christmas drive or just dropping down in front of the TV why not go out for a Christmas walk?
If you swapped an hour of TV for a walk you could save 170g CO2e.
Being in a green space has been shown to be good for your physical and mental health. Make sure you follow the Countryside Code which tells you how to get out and enjoy green spaces while respecting wildlife and other people.
24. Unwanted gifts
Approximately £4 billion is spent on unwanted gifts. That is over 60 million unwanted gifts every year!
If you receive a gift that is not something you would use, there are various things you could do rather than throwing it away.
You could donate the item to charity, sell the item or organise a charity sale for unwanted gifts. Remember 1 person’s trash is someone else’s treasure.
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