By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
What's The JamWhat's The Jam
  • Home
  • Latest News
    • UK News
    • World News
  • Super ViralHot
  • Lifestyle
    • Health and Fitness
    • Photography
    • Property
  • Humor
  • Celebrity
  • Weird
  • Videos
  • All Topics
    • Babies and Kids
    • Celebrity
    • Comedy and Humor
    • Documentary and Reportage
    • Fails
    • Health and Fitness
    • Holidays and Travel
    • Influencers and Models
    • Latest Videos
    • Life Hacks
    • Lifestyle
    • Nature and Wildlife
    • Pets and Animals
    • Photography
    • Property
    • Real Life
    • Sport
    • Strange and Bizarre
    • Super Viral
    • UK News
    • World News
Search
  • Health and Fitness
  • Holidays and Travel
  • Nature and Wildlife
  • Pets and Animals
  • Photography
  • Babies and Kids
  • Comedy and Humor
  • Fails
  • Real Life
  • Strange and Bizarre
  • Submit News
  • Customize Interests
  • Bookmarks
  • Newsletter
  • Who Are We
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Write For Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact
© 2023 What's The Jam. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Wasteful Brits throw away £23bn worth of Christmas lights, reveals new study – as company offers free service to get a fresh set
Share
Notification Show More
Aa
What's The JamWhat's The Jam
Aa
  • News
  • World
  • Viral
  • Funny
  • Weird
  • Celebrity
  • DIY
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport
  • Videos
Search
  • Home
    • News
    • World
    • Super Viral
    • Videos
  • All Topics
    • Babies and Kids
    • Celebrity
    • Comedy and Humor
    • Documentary and Reportage
    • Fails
    • Health and Fitness
    • Holidays and Travel
    • Influencers and Models
    • Life Hacks
    • Lifestyle
    • Nature and Wildlife
    • Pets and Animals
    • Photography
    • Property
    • Real Life
    • Sport
    • Strange and Bizarre
  • Quick Links
    • Customize Interests
    • Bookmarks
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of use
    • Write For Us
    • Advertise
    • Contact
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Write For Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact
© 2023 What's The Jam. All Rights Reserved.
A study reveals Brits waste 1.3M miles of Christmas lights each generation. Warninks Advocaat offers free recycling in London, Manchester, and Edinburgh, plus festive perks!
UK News

Wasteful Brits throw away £23bn worth of Christmas lights, reveals new study – as company offers free service to get a fresh set

Amy Walters
Last updated: 2024/12/04 at 9:45 AM
Amy Walters
Share
3 Min Read
Warninks Advocaat are launching an initiative to get Brits to “swap and recycle” their Christmas lights. (Jeff Moore/Warninks)
SHARE

With the holidays around the corner, a new study has revealed that Brits are chucking away a shocking amount of Christmas lights and other damaged decorations.

The poll, released today (4 December), also found that the average person spends £429 on twinkling displays, baubles and other festive goods in their lifetime.

This equates to a whopping £23bn for the UK’s current population.

READ MORE: Ex-Top Gear host slammed for charging more for his Christmas beer

- Advertisement -

Much of this is due to wastage, with nearly one in three survey participants admitting to throwing their Christmas lights in the bin, instead of getting them repaired or replaced if a bulb breaks.

That’s 323 million boxes over one generation – or 1.3m miles of lights.

One company is putting a stop to the wastage once and for all.

A study reveals Brits waste 1.3M miles of Christmas lights each generation. Warninks Advocaat offers free recycling in London, Manchester, and Edinburgh, plus festive perks!
Warninks Advocaat are launching an initiative to get Brits to “swap and recycle” their Christmas lights. (Jeff Moore/Warninks)

Perhaps currently best known for its creamy egg-yolk liquid, Warninks Advocaat is launching an initiative to get Brits to “swap and recycle” their Christmas lights this year.

It offers anyone the chance to book a free service through their website with a light technician, who will deliver a fresh set of sparkles to your door and take away the old ones to be recycled.

- Advertisement -

The campaign is being rolled out in Hackney and other postcodes in London, on 9 December, followed by Manchester and Salford on 10 December.

It finishes off in Edinburgh on 11 December.

Instead of leaving a box of broken Christmas magic to collect dust in the loft, why not get more bang for your buck and save the planet at the same time?

- Advertisement -
A study reveals Brits waste 1.3M miles of Christmas lights each generation. Warninks Advocaat offers free recycling in London, Manchester, and Edinburgh, plus festive perks!
Warninks Advocaat are launching an initiative to get Brits to “swap and recycle” their Christmas lights. (Jeff Moore/Warninks)

In the spirit of the festive season, Warninks Advocaat is also providing each person with ingredients for a Snowball cocktail, as well as a branded yellow Christmas jumper.

“Snowball cocktails have been a festive favourite for generations and this December, the Warninks Christmas Lights Recycling Service is here to keep the sparkle alive in your home,” said Rebecca Cresswell, brand manager at Warninks.

“If your Christmas tree lights have fizzled out, don’t worry – and definitely don’t bin them,

“Hand them over to our cheerful Warninks light technician and let us help light up the season responsibly.”

All slots are booked on a first-come, first-served basis through their website and are restricted to those aged 18 and over.

READ MORE: Look at what the boy from Kinder Chocolate Packet looks like now

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • X

Have a story to tell? Hello@whatsthejam.com
TAGGED: Brits, Christmas, environment, festive season, news, Research, shocking, uk

Sign Up For Daily Newsletter

Be keep up! Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.
[mc4wp_form]
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Copy Link Print
Share
What do you think?
Love0
Sad0
Happy0
Sleepy0
Angry0
Dead0
Wink0
Previous Article Airline pilot Belinda Wall drove 1,200 miles to adopt bonded cats Angel and Rosie from an RSPCA center. Now home in West Sussex, the shy pair have found their perfect companion. TUI airline pilot saves two cats after travelling 1,200 miles
Next Article Star Wars-inspired number plates, collectibles, and rare props are up for auction at Wessex Auction Rooms on 6 December. Highlights include lightsabers, toys, and iconic replicas! Unique Star Wars UK NUMBER PLATES go up for auction – estimated to fetch up to £15,000
Leave a comment Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Stay Connected

235.3k Followers Like
69.1k Followers Follow
11.6k Followers Pin
56.4k Followers Follow
136k Subscribers Subscribe
4.4k Followers Follow
- Advertisement -
Ad imageAd image

Latest News

Tourists slam Santorini for overcrowding, long queues, donkey waste, and stressful sunsets. Visitors say the island is stunning but overrun, recommending off-peak travel instead.
Tourists slam picturesque holiday hotspot as hundreds fight to get best view to watch sunset
Holidays and Travel 18 July 2025
A puffin named Oona was rescued after being found 110 miles inland in Hereford. After rehabilitation, the underweight bird was released back into the sea in Pembrokeshire.
Wayward puffin found over 100 miles from coast returned to sea
Nature and Wildlife 18 July 2025
Roger Moore’s iconic Citroën 2CV from the 1981 Bond film For Your Eyes Only has sold for £111,000, having starred in the legendary chase scene with Bond girl Carole Bouquet.
Vintage Citroën driven by Roger Moore in iconic James Bond car chase scene snapped up for £111,000 at auction
UK News 18 July 2025
Aldi’s Prestwich store was renamed “Aldeh” in tribute to Oasis’ reunion and the Manc accent. Locals launched a petition to make it permanent, calling it a proud cultural landmark.
Aldi could be renamed Aldeh permanently after petition launched following Oasis reunion
UK News 18 July 2025

You Might also Like

Tourists slam Santorini for overcrowding, long queues, donkey waste, and stressful sunsets. Visitors say the island is stunning but overrun, recommending off-peak travel instead.
Holidays and Travel

Tourists slam picturesque holiday hotspot as hundreds fight to get best view to watch sunset

18 July 2025
A puffin named Oona was rescued after being found 110 miles inland in Hereford. After rehabilitation, the underweight bird was released back into the sea in Pembrokeshire.
Nature and Wildlife

Wayward puffin found over 100 miles from coast returned to sea

18 July 2025
Roger Moore’s iconic Citroën 2CV from the 1981 Bond film For Your Eyes Only has sold for £111,000, having starred in the legendary chase scene with Bond girl Carole Bouquet.
UK News

Vintage Citroën driven by Roger Moore in iconic James Bond car chase scene snapped up for £111,000 at auction

18 July 2025
Aldi’s Prestwich store was renamed “Aldeh” in tribute to Oasis’ reunion and the Manc accent. Locals launched a petition to make it permanent, calling it a proud cultural landmark.
UK News

Aldi could be renamed Aldeh permanently after petition launched following Oasis reunion

18 July 2025
Tiny six-month-old cat Hobgoblin was rescued from a derelict pub with 29 others and is now seeking a quiet, loving home after winning hearts with his sweet nature.
Pets and Animals

Pint-sized cat – named after beer – found living in derelict pub

18 July 2025
A 20-year-old leopard tortoise named Shelly escaped her pen in Devon and has been missing for over a week. Despite sightings and thermal imaging searches, she's still on the run.
Pets and Animals

Family heartbroken after 20-year-old tortoise escapes and goes on run

18 July 2025
A sleep expert’s house-visualisation hack has gone viral with 2.1m views, helping people doze off during heatwaves by mentally walking through a familiar but not personal home.
Life Hacks

The ONE hack you need for sleeping in hot temperatures as UK braces itself for ANOTHER heatwave

18 July 2025
A mum bagged £33 worth of Greggs treats for just £3.15 via Too Good To Go, calling it her best haul yet with 14 items that fed her whole family and still amazed TikTok.
UK News

Mum wins ‘Too Good To Go lottery’ after bagging Greggs ‘feast’ worth £33 for just a few quid

18 July 2025
//

What’s The Jam is your one stop website for the latest viral and weird news from around the world.

 
Have a story to tell? Hello@whatsthejam.com

Quick Link

  • Customize Interests
  • Bookmarks
  • Write for Us
  • Newsletter
  • About Us

Top Categories

  • UK News
  • World News
  • Latest Videos
  • Lifestyle
  • Super Viral

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

[mc4wp_form]

What's The JamWhat's The Jam
Follow US
© 2023 What's The Jam. All Rights Reserved.
Go to mobile version
adbanner
AdBlock Detected
Our site is an advertising supported site. Please whitelist to support our site.
Okay, I'll Whitelist
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?