Eco Story

How Eco-friendly are Keep This Cracker Reusable Christmas Crackers?

Keep This Cracker is a reusable alternative to the standard disposable cracker.
Christmas wouldn't be complete without party crackers, particularly in the UK, where it's estimated that over 100 million are pulled in one festive season alone!
If laid end to end they could stretch from the UK to the North Pole 8 times!
(Estimated on a standard cracker length of 34cm.)

KEEP THIS CRACKER IS DESIGNED AND MADE IN UK

We save on air-miles as the component parts, packaging and promotional materials are sourced from UK suppliers and manufacturers. We have supported UK makers since 2013. The crackers are assembled and packed in-house.
(Only the standard snaps come from a UK based importer as I don't know of anyone that makes them here.)

CRACKERS WITH LOW NOISE ECOSNAPS

Each Keep This Cracker reusable cracker comes with my own invention, the low-noise ecosnap. It pulls like a normal snap but without the loud bang. Recyclable and made in UK. Not everyone is a fan of the loud bang crackers make, including people with phobias, ADHD, Autism, PTSD etc. But for those who like their crackers with a bang, they work equally well with standard noisy snaps.
(The ecosnaps are exclusive to Keep This Cracker and approved stockists.)

KEEP THIS CRACKER IS PET-FRIENDLY

Standard crackers can also cause distress for our pets as the loud unpredictable noises can result in a flight or fight response. Red more in my blog ' Why does your pet hate Christmas Crackers?' 

REUSABLE PACKAGING

Unlike most crackers, Keep This Cracker comes flat-packed in minimal packaging ready to be popped into shape and filled.
The packaging is compostable and reusable. Designed to store your crackers away for another day. 
For added convenience, the packs will fit through most standard sized letter boxes.

RECYCLED RIBBONS

The ribbons that come with Keep This Cracker reusable crackers, are RPET, made in the UK with yarns produced from 100% post consumer waste recycled plastic bottles. Sourced globally, the plastic recycling process is certified GRS, (Global Recycled Standard).

NO SINGLE USE PLASTIC

There is no single use plastic in Keep This Cracker reusable crackers or the packaging. You won't find any glitter or foil printing on our products. The crackers and ecosnaps are made using FSC® board. 

The kraft crackers and wallets are made with uncoated natural kraft board, recyclable and PEFC® certified compostable. Printed using water/vegetable based inks and varnish. The glue on the crackers is water based.

HOW TO RECYCLE YOUR CRACKERS

Keep This Cracker reusable crackers are fully recyclable. They can be taken apart and all the components and packaging easily separated, ready to be re-purposed or recycled. The kraft crackers and card wallets are also compostable.