Dame Judi Dench makes Christmas card recycling appeal

Movie legend Dame Judi Dench has called on Kent residents to recycle their Christmas cards, reports YourCanterbury.

She is working with the Woodland Trust on the recycling scheme and donors can choose where in the county they would like trees funded by the scheme to be planted.

The Oscar-winning actress, who plays M in the James Bond films, is asking residents to support the woodland conservation charity by recycling Christmas cards in special bins at WHSmith, TK Maxx2and Marks & Spencer, throughout January.

After recycling your cards, you can log on to www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/cards and choose which UK region you would like the Woodland Trust to plant trees in.

Dame Judi said: “We all enjoy giving and receiving Christmas cards, well thanks to the Woodland Trust there is the chance for a second giving and receiving opportunity this year.

“I would like to challenge people in Kent to give to the environment, recycle their cards and then receive trees for their environment by going to www.woodlandtrust.org/cards and choosing where the new trees generated by this year’s recycling should be planted.”

Since the Woodland Trust started its Christmas Card Recycling Scheme 12 years ago 659 million cards have been recycled across the UK.

Some 13,080 tonnes of cards have been collected, allowing the Trust to plant 155,000 trees.

Paul Hetherington, from the Woodland Trust said: “Each year we value the wonderful support from everyone who recycles their Christmas cards with the Trust, which makes a huge difference to our work! This is why we want to say a big thank you this year by giving people the opportunity to choose where their trees are planted.”

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