A trio of savvy Leeds mums have found a way to make Christmas environmentally friendly and save money too.
One of the mums, mum-of-two Caroline Scott has this year adorned a ficus houseplant rather than a traditional spruce, pine or fir is to reduce her family’s environmental impact.
She is among a growing number of people finding inventive ways to celebrate Yuletide more sustainably and frugally – and at a time when research shows 40% of Brits admit to feeling bad about festive waste. Household rubbish increases by a third over Christmas, reports the Mirror.