Christmas waste in Aylesbury revealed – 252 tonnes of waste chucked out this week

The staggering amount of waste generated this Christmas in Aylesbury can be finally revealed, with a total of 252 tonnes of waste being dumped this week alone, as bins are filled to the brim.
Christmas waste in Aylesbury revealed – 252 tonnes of waste chucked out this weekChristmas waste in Aylesbury revealed – 252 tonnes of waste chucked out this week
Christmas waste in Aylesbury revealed – 252 tonnes of waste chucked out this week

Speaking to the Bucks Herald. Charlotte Green from tradewaste.co.uk said:

People in Aylesbury seem to have taken to eating well this year, with lockdowns and all the doom and gloom – it seems comfort eating has become a National institution, however nearly 4 tonnes of half-eaten mince pies where thrown out - seems a terrible shame to me!”

Christmas food lovers (and haters) in Aylesbury chucked out this year:

118 tonnes of food packaging

42 tonnes of leftover Christmas dinners

20 tonnes of glass drink bottles

6 tonnes of drink cans

4 tonnes of leftover mince pies

2 tonnes of cheese

It is not only leftover food waste which is filling Aylesbury bins – wrapping paper, cards, decorations and of course Christmas trees are all being thrown out this week – all 10 tonnes of them.

Luckily much of the waste created at Christmas can be recycled with trees being shredded into chippings, cards being munched for paper and some wrapping paper can be recycled too.

The interesting one is Christmas lights – these should not be put in a general waste bin, instead they need to be taken to a local authority waste site and put in the small electricals skip.

Seasonal goods we are chucking out in Aylesbury this week include:

25 tonnes of Christmas cards

14 tonnes of Christmas wrapping paper

10 tonnes of Christmas decorations

10 tonnes of Christmas trees

57 miles of broken Christmas lights

Charlotte concluded: “It’s really difficult to reduce waste at Christmas, but we can all do our bit. It’s really important to split up all the waste you have and put it in the correct bin – some need to be processed differently – like broken Christmas lights. I just want to know who is chucking out mince pies, send them to me!”,

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