**With an expected 30% increase in waste this month, we're here to help residents** **stay festive** **whilst being** **kind to the environment****, with top tips from leftover food recipes to recycling guides covering all three holidays celebrated in December.**



 

 

 



 

 

 

 









 

 





 

 





 

 

If you're still working out what to get your loved ones, why not make Mbatata Sweet Potato Cookies with our ECO Lead and make #GiftsforthePlanet too 🌍

Full recipe at https://food52.com/recipes/39443-mbatata-sweet-potato-cookies" 🤤



 

 

 



 

 

 

 









 

 





 

 





 

 

Turn up the heat on your leftover turkey and do as our ECO Officers do to #LeftYourLeftovers 🤤

Try @BBCGoodFood’s Spicy Turkey Noodles and share #GiftsForThePlanet by reducing food waste this festive season  
Check out the recipe at bit.ly/Leftover-turkey-noodles



 

 

 



 

 

 

 









 

 





 

 





 

 

Save on paper (and trees!) and wrap your gifts within a gift with the art of #Furoshiki 🎁  
Our ECO Officer has used a decorative scarves to wrap her but you can use old garments that would have otherwise ended up in the bin too!



 

 

 



 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 









 

 





 

 





 

 

Not sure if your wrapping paper can be recycled? 🎁  
Try the scrunch test with our ECO Officers!

Simply scrunch the paper into a ball and if it stays scrunched up, pop it in your recycling bin ♻️