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Top 10 Christmas saving tips
It is easy and fun to save money, energy and the planet while preparing for Christmas.
Fact
Ingredients for a typical Christmas dinner travel over 30,000 miles to reach our tables.
Only buy the food you really need
Avoid throwing food away
Re-use wrapping paper and ribbons
Make your own presents
Buy your turkey, duck and chicken locally
Buy you vegetables locally
Recycle your Christmas tree
Buy products in packaging that can be recycled like glass and metal.
Avoid products in plastic packaging.
Avoid food and products high in transport emissions.
Fact
Spend £10 locally and £25 is generated for the local economy.
Only £14 is generated if spending £10 in a supermarket
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