United Kingdom appear new green edible Christmas card (photo) _ Yao Pui CHEONG

Xinhua London December 26 Mar in United Kingdom, annual Christmas people to send greeting cards, but after lots of Christmas cards were thrown into the trash can, resulting in tremendous waste. In order to protect the environment and economic pressure relief, this year in the United Kingdom there is a new type of edible Christmas card. According to local media reports 26, Devonshire house painting and calligraphy design company – "oxygen creative companies" section to design one can eat green Christmas cards. This Christmas card with potato starch paper, on the cover is a picture of the United Kingdom at common vegetables photos, printing pigment also edible. Company owner Steve · lodge said: "this Christmas cards let you see the fact that you want to change the environment, you can have a lot of ways. "The company purchased a new press Taiwan and modification, to replace an ordinary food pigment printing ink, printed greeting cards well. The company has published this year 200 Christmas card, company staff Malcolm · Bartel said: "there is a charge card holders had he received the card ate. However it is still not very tasty, next year we want to be delicious. "At the same time, the United Kingdom more and more companies adopt electronic Christmas card congratulations to the people. United Kingdom companies ever is made the company commissioned paper Christmas card for staff signature after send important customers and contacts. Now most companies using electronic Christmas card. This is not only to inform the customer of the company's contact details, you can put the money donated to charity. PricewaterhouseCoopers accounting firm decision, this year abandon the purchase of 10 million sheets of paper greeting cards save money donated to the conservation charity. United Kingdom's largest greeting card manufacturers CCAOccasions company sales and Marketing Director, Luisa · West Kings said: "some of our customers order greeting cards this year, a decline in sales. "The company is expected to drop in sales this year's greeting card 20%. (This article source: new net)