Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle excessive Easter egg packaging?

By: How can I reuse or recycle aluminium foil/tin foil/silver foil? | How can I recycle this?

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:01:30 +0000

[...] talked about possibly recycling aluminium foil for charity and about related items such as easter egg/chocolate wrapping foil, foil trays for pet food or pies and tarts, even the serrated boxes that [...]

By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:22:18 +0000

Or we could use the environmental approach to get more chocolate. =P

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 16 May 2009 08:26:24 +0000

The solid egg sounds the best plan :)

I have noticed on a few eggs nowadays say on them smaller package to reduce waste.

It is also said the packaging costs more than the actual egg!!

It has been a constant battle to make the egg safe but not use as much packaging.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:14:23 +0000

Buy eggs that come in mugs. That way you can re-use the packaging. The cellophane and foil can be recycled to make birthday/christmas cards. The cellophane can be re-used to create your own small posy bouquets using flowers from your garden or to wrap other presents in. Everyone likes a nice mug you can use at home or in the office. If buying the commercially boxed eggs – cardboard is good for mulching/composting (or in card making as well). I have re-used the egg-shaped plastic to make christmas tree baubles/small christmas presents popped inside and hung from tree. Also good for protecting hard-boiled eggs when going on picnics – especially if going in rucksack for cycling/walking day out.

By: sasha

sasha — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:25:41 +0000

Every easter the only things i get are those chocolate animals wrapped in tin foil and filled with chocolate buttons or something, i think they look much cuter and there’s no need for all that stupid plastic stuff which just makes things hard. It doesn’t make it look that much nicer either.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:53:13 +0000

Im also doing a project on this at my College. If easter is about the “hunt for the egg” why cant the packaging be part of that? If the exitement/novelty is part of the fun of recieving an egg then perhaps making the packaging part of that fun in a eco friendly way would benefit and possibly re-establish the meaning of Easter. (Originally a Pagan celebration later developed/persued by western societies).

By: ana

ana — Sat, 24 May 2008 03:49:34 +0000

I save old candy wrappers and When I babysit my little siter I will print paper dolls of online (makingfriends.com)and trace there clothes onto the candy wrappers then just cut them out fro cute candy wrapper clothes! This works great wit h seasonal wrappers with pictures on them!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:13:46 +0000

This packaging is ridiculous! I am getting to my eggs now (yay!) but what an absolute waste!

They used to have the extra chocolate goodies (buttons, mini eggs) INSIDE the main egg (which I loved! Why have they stopped doing that?) but now they have them outside they have doubled the size of the packaging.

1) Put the extra goodies inside the main egg (this is a treat!)

2) make the boxes half the size

3) reduce price

Simple!

By: ritu

ritu — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:26:27 +0000

i am currently workign on a design project to design easter egg packaging.. i have made a note of all your complaints and concerns, any more would be very much appreciated! would help me with my project. thanx!

By: How can I reuse or recycle … excessive Easter egg packaging? » How can I recycle this?

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:42:03 +0000

[...] covered excessive Easter egg packaging last year but are still keen to hear your ideas and [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:47:54 +0000

Oxfam reckon an average 200g chocolate egg comes with 54g of card and 2g of foil.

By: caroline

caroline — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:52:28 +0000

Great idea! I guess you just have to be careful when carrying them, eh?

By: john

john — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:13:36 +0000

I think the best solution to this mess is to *really* push your friends and relatives not to buy you any chocolate eggs. The amount of waste that the packaging alone creates is obscene.

If it’s really that important to you, just buy big blocks of chocolate for people. Make it Fair trade though :)

If you still want it egg shaped, melt the blocks of chocolate and use the plastic egg holder bits from last years eggs as a mold.

By: Chocohol

Chocohol — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:19:34 +0000

Not a suggestion but a thought

If the eggs were solid chocolate, you wouldn’t need any of that protective packaging

I suggest we start a campaign for solid chocolate eggs on environment grounds!

By: EMMA

EMMA — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:21:06 +0000

The ones my kids tend to get weren’t actually that flimsy.

I found the bowl shape you get is good for holding small quantities of paint. I used them when I was touching up some paintwork in my lounge and the kids use them if they’re fighting over the paint pots.