A mum has urged other parents to boycott certain selection boxes this Christmas over the amount of plastic packaging on them.
The woman took to Facebook to share a striking image of one selection box where the plastic wrappers and packages were completely removed and compared to the chocolate.
Sharing the picture on social media the woman wrote: "Before you buy these think of the amount of chocolate compared to the amount of plastic!"
While some mums said they had already stopped buying the treat packs due to the amount of plastic used, others said not everyone can afford homemade, bespoke sweet treats.
One said: "I would look at it and think too much plastic. So would not even think about buying it. You get what you pay for. I’ve not done this kind of selection box for years."
Another said: "I never buy my kids selection boxes I always get them a sweetie from a small business last year it was reusable jars filled with their favourite jelly sweets and they now use the jars to save their pennies."
"I haven’t bought a selection pack for years for the very same reason!!!! So much plastic, I’ve bought chocolate Santas and now a large tube of smarties which is all cardboard n making my own selection boxes for the grandchildren," agreed another.
But some mums said selection boxes at Christmas time were not the only food products guilty of too much plastic.
She said: "When I was a kid it was a cardboard tray and a net, which was plastic, but a lot less. There is so much plastic wrapping on food. Look at.. babybel. It amazes me.
"The cheese is covered in wax, then a plastic wrap (why) and then a plastic net. Why all the extra? Look at fruit and vegetables, that is the same, no need for it all."
Another added: "Amazon are the worst for waste of cardboard little items comes in a box 5x the size."
But one mum said while there is too much plastic used, not everyone can afford to pay for homemade, bespoke sweet treats. She said: "I totally see how awful it is for the planet, and I'm very mindful when it comes to recycling,
"But the thing is, this costs 89p in savers in my town, if people were to buy a similar item, from a local, environmentally friendly business, it would not cost 89p, it would cost 8 to 9 times that price. Maybe even more, And that's the problem.
"People don't have money to do that in today's times of being in a pandemic, jobs being scarce, money being tight. I'm sure thousands more people would swap to something more environmentally friendly if the price was like for like, sadly it's not, so is unattainable for so many people."
Cadbury's was contact by the Daily Record for comment.
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