Dermot O'Leary among celebrity backers of M&S Christmas card recycling campaign

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Annual campaign sees the Woodland Trust plant one new tree for every 1,000 cards collected in M&S stores

Celebrities including television presenter Dermot O'Leary and comedian Jo Brand have backed a Marks & Spencer campaign urging Brits to "turn their cards into trees" this Christmas. The annual M&S Christmas...

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