# Woodland Trust to plant trees with funds from TK Maxx carrier bags

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/07/13/woodland-trust-plant-trees-funds-tk-maxx-carrier-bags/
- Published: 2009-07-13T11:26:04+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Woodland Trust is to plant 30,000 native trees on a site in Essex, funded by
TK Maxx from the profits generated by sales of its core plastic carrier bags. The
trees will be planted on a fifteen-acre site in Elmstead Market, near Colchester,
Essex.

 

TK Maxx began charging customers for core plastic carrier bags in August 2008 as
part of its commitment to reducing waste. Since the policy was introduced TK Maxx
reports a 73% reduction in plastic bag usage, preventing an estimated 27 million
plastic carrier bags from ending up in landfill sites.

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TK Maxx has supported the charity since 2004 through projects like the Christmas
Card Recycling Scheme.

 

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

 

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