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<\/a><\/p>\nNegative Impact Christmas Rubbish Can Cause<\/strong><\/p>\n Normally, the number of trees, Christmas cards and wrapping paper are purchased in their millions all over the world, and the United Kingdom is no different. This includes the large presents that no one wants. You can take advantage of skip hire to cart it off so that it will be disposed of properly.<\/p>\n All traditional Christmas features have one thing in common, which is harvesting of trees. For example, it takes around 300,000 trees to supply the United States with Christmas cards every year. Statistics from 2014 suggest that a total of 6 million trees were purchased in the United Kingdom for the holiday season. However, cutting down the trees to prop up in homes for a few days is not beneficial for the environment.<\/p>\n Chopping down the trees to turn them into decorations, wrapping paper and cards has a negative impact on the ecosystems worldwide. Cutting groves of trees down means that less oxygen will be produced in these areas. Also, since greenery loves sucking up Carbon dioxide, it’s evident that chopping trees down is not good for the environment.<\/p>\n You could be thinking that plastic, artificial trees are a great alternative because they can be reused. You should remember that they are made from different plastics that cause lots of environmental damage when produced (plastic is made utilising petrol plus other products).<\/p>\n Moreover, keep in mind the amount of glass that’ll have to be recycled. Everyone likes taking a drink at this time of year, but this leaves lots of glass that needs proper disposal or collection. It doesn’t look good celebrating Christmas with your family and friends only to find your street is covered in debris and glass. This sort of defeats the holiday’s message.<\/p>\n Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n The solution is just the same as disposing of other waste streams found in the modern world: you should recycle. For instance, if you were to throw your plastic, artificial tree down the dump, it will sit here and barely decompose. While it’s doing this, the tree will release emissions of up to 40 kilograms of greenhouse gas into the air. Usually, a natural tree can release 16 kilograms, but you can just stop this altogether by simply recycling it.<\/p>\n Recycled trees can be composted, or they can be turned into wood chips that have numerous applications for agricultural and commercial sectors. They can also be used as lions chew toys in zoos. Recycling wrapping paper, cards and glass also have the same outcome, all while cutting down on dangerous greenhouses gasses. Hiring a skip to get rid of the leftover bulky Christmas waste is essential as you will be doing your part for a greener Britain.<\/p>\n Why You Should Hire a Skip This Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n Out with the Old<\/strong><\/p>\n After 25th December, the average household will be packed with presents. That means space can quickly become scarce. You should resist the urge of stocking your loft and jam-packing your cupboards with items you’ll never use again. You should instead hire a skip and get rid of these items at once.<\/p>\n Free up Much-Needed Space<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to the extra items that you’ll be bringing into your home this winter, you’ll also be welcoming many guests over this festive season. Do not have any unwanted item taking up valuable space, instead, you can hire a skip and get rid of them.<\/p>\n Do Not Keep Items Without a Good Reason<\/strong><\/p>\n After retrieving your Christmas decorations from your loft this year, you should think about what items you can and cannot live without. There’s no need of keeping that set of fairy lights for the sake of it. You should scrap everything that you don’t need anymore. Since they will be a lot, it is worth hiring a skip.<\/p>\n Principle Issues when Hiring a Skip over Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n Most skip hire companies close for a certain period around the Christmas break. Therefore, you might find it hard getting a skip for the specific dates you want. However, they are some skip companies that offer nationwide skip hire service, meaning that they can find someone to help you on the dates you prefer at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n Also, if you want to leave a skip on the road (this does not apply to you if you have an off-street area or a driveway), you should keep in mind that many local authorities have special restrictions during the holiday season when it comes to placing skips on the highway. If you live close to a town centre or in a big city, this can be a problem. These restrictions always vary from place to place. This is where skip companies come in, they can help you find all the information you need when planning your skip hire this Christmas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Everybody loves Christmas, but there is one thing that no one loves: cleaning up that large amount of waste generated from the holiday season.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recycling-2","category-skip-information"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=968"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":969,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/968\/revisions\/969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theskipcompany.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}