As if the chocolate hangover wasn’t enough, evidence of my gluttony abounds in the kitchen. Stacks of hastily crushed Easter Egg packaging keep falling out of the recycling bin and being strewn across the kitchen floor.
The recycling agency Repak estimates that an extra 42,000 tonnes of used packaging from drinks, cards, and other materials, is generated during the Easter period.
Surprisingly, only 2% of this comes from Easter egg packaging. This year, manufacturers Cadbury’s, Nestle, and Mars have reduced their packaging by 25-30%, used more recycled materials in their packaging, and increased the recyclability of the packaging.
So, it should be easier than ever before to recycle the packaging. Even the aluminium foil on the Easter eggs can be recycled into drink cans; put it in with the rest of your old drink cans for recycling.
You’ll find details of your local bring centre here. And, of course, recycling as much as possible will save you a fortune on bin changes – not to mention reduce the amount heading to landfill.