A New Year’s Resolution That Puts Money In Your Pocket
Posted: Thursday, December 31, 2009
by Kacycarr
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Christmas card recycling scheme January 2010. Turn your Christmas cards into trees. Yes you heard right "trees." How many of you have piles of old cards that you're ready to bin, or if you're like me hoard them and keep them in the loft. It's always been a tough decision for me to make every year to turf the cards from family and friends into the trash with the turkey carcass, or stash them with the "millions" of other cards that clutter the attic.
make "New" trees happen with my contribution of old cards. Stores WHSmith, TK Maxx and Marks & Spencer are a few to mention of top shops involved with the Christmas card recycling scheme.January 2010. WH Smith will be collecting in their mainland stores and Tesco will be collecting in most stores. There will be special recycle bins located around the shop floor for people who want to see their cards recycled to put them in.
If you want to be part of this scheme then you will be helping to plant more trees in the United Kingdom, creating places for wildlife and human life. What a great way to start the New Year. The organization running the show is The Woodland Trust, the UK's leading woodland conservation charity. The charity with your old Christmas cards after they've been recycled is aiming to plant 12,000 young trees.
Celebrity supporter Jane Horrocks, actress and star of the Tesco advert with Prunella Scales said "More than 1 billion cards get sent in the United Kingdom at Christmas and it would be great if the Woodland Trust were given the chance to recycle as many of them as possible." The top shops involved with the recycling scheme have come together to help make sure this happens
If everyone takes one Christmas card from off the mantelpiece and gives it to the Woodland Trust to recycle there will be enough funds to generate the planting of 15,000 trees. I for one this January will donate more than one Christmas card. In fact I think my sack of cards will be bigger than Santa's. Why not collect you're unwanted Christmas cards and drop them in the recycling bins provided in WH Smith, Tesco, and TK Maxx and Marks & Spencer stores. If you have already binned them and the dustcart hasn't been to empty it yet, then get your rubber gloves on and do the decent thing.
You can kill two birds with one stone and pick up a bargain in the New Year sales at the same time you bring your cards to the store. Do something good this month and take old Aunt Minnie's, or the neighbour from hells cards who you pretend to like, and give them to the Woodland Trust to create more native woodland in the UK, a vital habitat for wildlife."
Some people can't see further than their nose as to what is happening around them. Take time this year to take more heed. Go green to help the environment and live a healthier life.
Take the traditional Christmas tree which is a customary representation of the season... if you can think beyond the pine that stands decorated in the corner of the lounge then you will understand how important it is to do your bit. Think about the trees that make up the woods and forests and there for your enjoyment, and home to squirrels and birds and more. Imagine how pretty the forest and woods would look with more oaks, yews and tall lofty beeches.
Trees are invaluable parts of our landscape; however there are not enough of them. Just by popping a card into one of the recycle bins provided you permit the trust to plant more native and keep wildlife with a roof over their heads so as to speak. Tips
The home is where you use the most energy and water and create the most waste. Both water and energy are scarce and it's been said by 2025, the world must increase its water supply by 22 percent in order to meet its needs. It's all so frightening to say the least but by preserving you help better matters.
1. People tend to let the microwave clog up with bits of splattered food. Keep a microwave clean and it'll be able to maximize its energy. It cuts down the electricity you use thus less time for cooking meals. A microwave is more energy efficient than a regular cooker, so keep this in mind if your oven goes on the blink.
2. Keep the fridge door closed at all times. The fridge is the single largest energy-consuming kitchen appliance in the home. Even if just getting the milk from the refrigerator to make a cup of coffee shut the door till you have poured it and ready to put it back.
3. Share a bath with your partner
4. Shower instead of filling a tub with water
Simple things like this will help the environment and save you money. Now who in their right mind would want to break a New Year's Resolution that puts money in their pocket?
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