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Recycle Used Christmas Cards

  • 05-12-2008 4:37pm
    #1
    prettypink
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi, does anyone know of a charity who collect used christmas cards for recycling? It seems such as waste to just throw them in the green bin. I know in England they used to have charities that would collect them. Any ideas?


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  • #2
    ChocolateSauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,892 ✭✭✭ChocolateSauce


    I'm unaware.

    But if we're really serious about the world, we should stop making such frivolous things.


  • #3
    prettypink
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭prettypink


    Hi Chocolatesauce

    Yes I agree, but considering that is probably not going to happen I would like to find an alternative to help the environment.

    I work in a company where there are over 250 employees and I was hoping to find something that I could post on the notice boards to try to get them to recycle their cards for next year.


  • #4
    ebmma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭ebmma


    I remake old Christmas cards into new ones. It's a bit of fun :-)

    I also disagree about the "frivolous" thing.
    Yes paper is being used, yes a lot of cards are them silly things companies send you to make you feel "special", but what about the real nice cards you get from your friends?
    They make us happier. I don't think they are useless.


  • #5
    ChocolateSauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,892 ✭✭✭ChocolateSauce


    ebmma wrote: »
    I remake old Christmas cards into new ones. It's a bit of fun :-)

    I also disagree about the "frivolous" thing.
    Yes paper is being used, yes a lot of cards are them silly things companies send you to make you feel "special", but what about the real nice cards you get from your friends?
    They make us happier. I don't think they are useless.

    Why do you need a bit of paper from your friends to feel loved? I'm honestly unsure...if anything it has the potential to polarise who you consider a friend.

    Today in the times was a big ad listing a bunch of businesses who donated money to charity instead of sending cards to their customers. Maybe this should be done by everyone?

    But as for the situation regarding currently existing cards, I don't know. Why not just recycle them in the green bin? They've already been scribbled on and no one has a use for a used card.


  • #6
    ebmma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭ebmma


    ChocolateSauce wrote: »
    Why do you need a bit of paper from your friends to feel loved? I'm honestly unsure...if anything it has the potential to polarise who you consider a friend.


    it's not about that.
    It's just a nice part of the present.


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  • #7
    ChocolateSauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,892 ✭✭✭ChocolateSauce


    ebmma wrote: »
    it's not about that.
    It's just a nice part of the present.

    Don't get me started on presents!:pac:


  • #8
    ebmma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭ebmma


    ChocolateSauce wrote: »
    Don't get me started on presents!:pac:


    Please don't! :eek:

    really, I get where you are coming from.
    I'm just not into all or nothing approach.

    There can be nice 'green' presents and cards and wrapping paper. It requires a lot more thought and effort that people a willing to give.


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