Help Please

[lady-janine]

do any of you know of a charity that recycles christmas cards? seems a shame just to put them in paper recycling.

[retrocop]

our Sainsburys have special boxes to recycle christmas cards at the moment.

[redman41]

http://plana.marksandspencer.com/you-can-do/waste/28/

[mallyh]

some schools collect them and morrisons normally have a box in the entrance.

[Alex_Higham]

In my area, Christmas cards and seasonal Wrapping Paper are Not to be put in with other papers for recycling because there is so much glitter on a lot of them which messes-up the recycling process.

I understand that all through January Marks & Spencer will have collection points within their stores. Also a number of Supermarkets (such as Sainsbury) in certain areas will accept Chrismas cards.

[lady-janine]

many thanks to all of you. i will enquire at our local sainsburys as that is the nearest.

[stewey]

"White Out" the hand written message and use the cards again next year.

[boxtops]

All the supermarkets round here have recycling boxes, but are you thinking of a charity which makes them into tags, etc? Perhaps your local Age Concern shop make take them for something like that - or your local primary school?

[lady-janine]

stewey - haven't you got a string ves to iron or some flip flops to polish? life is too short for using white out. how many cards do you get?

[lady-janine]

thanks boxy. that's a good idea.

[stewey]

I ironed the stringy parts of my vest yesterday, and my flip flops are being attended to by the cobbler.

[lady-janine]

they are going to need the sparklie bits buffing up when you get them back.