As the festive season draws near, many think about the environmental impact of their holiday habits. Specifically, the focus is on gift-wrapping. Around 4.6 million pounds of wrapping paper are produced each year. It’s vital to ask if we can adopt more eco-friendly wrapping methods. Sadly, almost half of this ends up in landfills. Many…
In the United States, waste increases by 25% during the holidays. This is mainly because of all the holiday packaging, like wrapping paper. Sadly, about 2.3 million pounds of this paper goes to landfills each year. It’s crucial for us to know if wrapping paper can be recycled and how we can make our holiday…
Gift wrapping is a beloved tradition during holidays and celebrations. However, it also creates a lot of waste. In the UK, about 2.6 billion pounds of wrapping paper is thrown away each year. This is enough to cover 40 football fields. Traditional wrapping paper often can’t be recycled because it has non-recyclable parts. This makes…
The holiday season is full of gift-giving, but it also means more waste. Americans throw away 25% more rubbish from Thanksgiving to New Year’s. This leads to an extra 1 million tons of trash each week. About 2.3 million pounds of wrapping paper go to landfills every year. This shows we need better ways to…