With an expected 30% increase in waste this month, we're here to help residents stay festive whilst being kind to the environment, with top tips from leftover food recipes to recycling guides covering all three holidays celebrated in December.
If you're still working out what to get your loved ones, why not make Mbatata Sweet Potato Cookies with our ECO Lead and make #GiftsforthePlanet too 🌍
Full recipe at https://food52.com/recipes/39443-mbatata-sweet-potato-cookies" 🤤
Turn up the heat on your leftover turkey and do as our ECO Officers do to #LeftYourLeftovers 🤤
Try @BBCGoodFood’s Spicy Turkey Noodles and share #GiftsForThePlanet by reducing food waste this festive season
Check out the recipe at bit.ly/Leftover-turkey-noodles
Save on paper (and trees!) and wrap your gifts within a gift with the art of #Furoshiki 🎁
Our ECO Officer has used a decorative scarves to wrap her but you can use old garments that would have otherwise ended up in the bin too!
Not sure if your wrapping paper can be recycled? 🎁
Try the scrunch test with our ECO Officers!
Simply scrunch the paper into a ball and if it stays scrunched up, pop it in your recycling bin ♻️