The holiday season is fast approaching and while for many it is the most wonderful time of the year, the festive season can also be a time of enormous waste. Eighty-three square kilometres of wrapping ...

The fact that some 40 million crackers are thrown away each year didn't sit well with Lucy Ewles, the boss of a reusable Christmas cracker business Kaneo. Too many bin bags full of plastic left from a ...

No Christmas table is complete without crackers. They’re arguably as important as the turkey, roast potatoes and brussels sprouts and have been part of our festive traditions for well over a century.

Christmas crackers are an important feature on any festive table - yet dinner guests rarely enjoy receiving the plastic whistle, ruler or throwaway joke found inside. As such, there's now a market ...

Say goodbye to borning Christmas crackers and hello to ones that you and your guests will love. (Picture: Metro/Getty) Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you ...