The scheme is made possible thanks to the support of High Street retailers Marks & Spencer who put out special card collection bins in M&S stores from January 2 to January 31 2014. Money generated through the card recycling scheme will fund the planting of new trees throughout the UK including in parts of Shropshire.
If everyone in the UK recycles just one Christmas card at M&S this January, the Woodland Trust will be able to plant more than 60,000 trees across the UK. The UK is 10,000 trees richer thanks to the 10 million Christmas cards recycled last year. Lets see if we can help get another 10,000 planted again this coming year.
Mike Barry, Head of Sustainable Business at M&S said, "This is a fantastic campaign which provides a really easy way for everyone to get involved in planting new woodland and preserving our important natural habitats by doing something as simple as dropping your old Christmas cards off at a M&S store."
Local MP Philip Dunne has been backing the scheme and taking his cards back to his local store in Shropshire.
For more information on this scheme visit http://plana.marksandspencer.com/about/partnerships/woodland-trust
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