Go Eco This Easter

Somewhere between 80-90 million Easter eggs are eaten in the UK every year, which generates over 4,500 tons of waste packaging, much of which isn’t recycled. A study by Which? revealed that in 2019, packaging made up a quarter of the total weight of the most popular High Street Easter eggs. 

In 2019, Easter eggs contained around 30g of plastic per egg. A fact which led TreeHugger columinst Katherine Martinko to brand Easter as "the new Christmas” due to the wastefulness associated with the holiday. Luckily, with 59% of Brits saying that they believe that Easter eggs are over-packaged, brands have started to listen to concerns. There’s been a shift away from unnecessary plastic packaging, even from major high street brands such as Cadbury and Nestle. See our guide below on the best plastic-free Easter Eggs and how to go eco this Easter!

Plastic-free Easter eggs

We’ve hand-selected 4 of our favourite plastic-free Easter eggs to help you reduce your waste this bank holiday:

Asda Extra Special Honeycomb Pretzel Easter Egg- 

Tesco’s Dairy-Free Wicked Kitchen Fruity Chocolate Egg-

Divine Milk Chocolate Egg with Salted Caramel-

Aldi’s Moser Roth Dark Chocolate Orange Ripple Egg-

Remember to flatten your cardboard egg boxes before placing them into your recycling bin!

The annual egg hunt

Everyone loves an Easter egg hunt, but it can mean lots of unnecessary waste with individually wrapped mini eggs and disposable plastic baskets. We've picked out some products that mean you can still have fun this bank holiday without hurting the environment!

Sainsbury's Fillable Card Eggs- 

You can use these colourful card containers from Sainsbury’s to place treats into for your egg hunt, which means that you don’t need to buy individually packaged chocolates. You can even tailor the egg hunt to what your children like and fill the boxes with their favourite treats

Wooden Eggs-

Don’t buy new plastic Easter eggs. There's already enough plastic in circulation! If you already have plastic eggs from previous years, consider re-using them or donating them to a local charity.

Instead, use real eggs that you dye naturally. Or opt for wooden eggs like these from Amazon!

Reusable Egg Baskets-

Rather than purchasing a new, plastic Easter basket, consider shopping at your local charity store or buying a re-usable basket that you can use for years to come!

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