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Christmas Card Recycling Scheme in the UK has been a huge success,
recycling 40 million cards (787 tonnes)...
Michael Meacher MP, the UK's Environment Minister, today congratulated the
Woodland Trust and its partners
WHSmith and
Tesco
Over the past five years the
Woodland Trust has recycled nearly
200 million cards – raising funds to help the Trust to
create and care for woodland at 28 sites across the UK.
In addition to this new planting, the 2003 scheme alone
saved 13,379 trees, 5,509,000 gallons of
water, 3,305,400 KWh
electricity, and reduced emissions by 15,740 lbs of
carbon dioxide.
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