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Your gift-wrap challenge
The UK produces nearly 300
million tonnes of waste each
year.
It's estimated that every
Christmas tree bought in the UK
in a year put end to end would
make a line equivalent to a return
trip to New York City.
The UK also bought enough
wrapping paper to go round the
equator nine times.
www.theguardian.com/sustainablebusiness/christmas-waste-greenrecycling
According to Friends of
the Earth, in 2004 we sent
around 744 million cards
in the UK.
Where do you think they
ended up?
What can we do differently?
Once Christmas is over you
can reuse the cards as gift
tags for next year, or recycle
them. The Woodland Trust
will have collection boxes as
part of its annual recycling
scheme.
Last year it collected 82
million cards across the UK.
We could also make our
own gift wrap out of
materials we have already
at home.
Your challenge is to design
your own gift wrap for your
chocolate lollipop using the
materials we have in class
today.
Your gift-wrap challenge
Make sure:
• The lolly stays clean and protected.
• The wrapping suits the person who’s getting
the gift.
• It looks gorgeous.
Be creative!