CHRISTMAS crackers and posh, shiny wrapping paper should be banned over the festive period, an eco-warrior expert has warned. Single-use items like crackers are an “appalling waste” of money ...

For one, all that shiny looking wrapping paper and similar gift bags or ribbons cannot be recycled. That's because, in order to get that sheen, they are often coated in plastic.

Too shiny - festive wrapping paper banned from recycling in Wolverhampton Wrapping paper is banned from being recycled by Wolverhampton council bosses – because it is too shiny.