UK households bin 168m Christmas lights and ‘fast tech’ items a year
Consumers spent £1.7bn on festive lighting last year and much of it is treated as disposableUK households have thrown away an estimated 168m light-up Christmas items and other “fast-tech” gifts over the past year, a study suggests.The research by the non-profit group Material Focus found about...
<p>Consumers spent £1.7bn on festive lighting last year and much of it is treated as disposable</p><p>UK households have thrown away an estimated 168m light-up Christmas items and other “fast-tech” gifts over the past year, a study suggests.</p><p>The research by the non-profit group Material Focus found about £1.7bn was spent last year on Christmas lighting, including 39m sets of fairy lights.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/09/uk-households-bin-christmas-lights-fast-tech-items">Continue reading...</a>
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