More than half of people admit they recycle less at Christmas as they are overwhelmed by packaging, wrapping paper and cards. Christmas waste doubles, sometimes even triples, but recycling rates go ...

This month, millions of us will attempt to plot our way through the annual Christmas recycling minefield. The festive season takes a heavy toll on the environment – we give more, we receive more and, ...

Christmas is over, but the remnants — stacks of cardboard boxes, bags of sparkly wrapping paper and maybe one or two broken ornaments — remain. Although it's easy to toss these items into the garbage, ...