I have no regrets - What to do with unwanted Christmas presents

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• She never feels any guilt for doing so and believes it is a more sustainable way of celebrating the festive season.
• "One year I was given some garden seeds that I had no use for," she says. Rather than letting them go to waste, Dawn-Maria re-gifted them to a green-fingered friend.
• "It's a budget-friendly way to manage spending, especially during the cost-of-living crisis, and it's helped me declutter my home," she adds. The habit could also help tackle a much bigger problem.
• Each year, an estimated £42m worth of unwanted presents are thrown away in the UK, with some ending up in landfill. Dawn-Maria re-wrapped her garden seeds adding a personalised note hinting that it was a regift.
• "I was given this but I knew you'd love it," she wrote."It promotes sustainability," she says.