Post by emma on Mar 21, 2008 21:26:27 GMT
you might want to bear in mind that this is the Daily Mail... so take it with a pinch of salt... 
www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=541011&in_page_id=1770
An extra 8,000 tons of waste will be created this Easter by overpackaged chocolate eggs, it was claimed yesterday.
As many as 80million of the holiday treats are expected to be sold at a cost of £280million, generating 4,370 tons of card, 3,470 tons of plastic and 160 tons of foil.
www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=541011&in_page_id=1770
An extra 8,000 tons of waste will be created this Easter by overpackaged chocolate eggs, it was claimed yesterday.
As many as 80million of the holiday treats are expected to be sold at a cost of £280million, generating 4,370 tons of card, 3,470 tons of plastic and 160 tons of foil.
