Wrapping paper -
The global packaging market is worth $429 billion.
Nearly 1/3 of Americans' waste is packaging. Just 43% is recycled after use.
In 2007, Americans threw away 78.5 million tons of packaging - 520 pounds per person!
Between Thanksgiving and New Years, Americans produce more than 1 million tons of additional garbage per week.
If every family reused the wrapping from 3 gifts, it would save enough paper to cover 50,000 football fields.
Last year, clam shell-type packages sent more than 5,700 Americans to the ER.
Americans annually buy enough plastic wrap to cover Texas.
The global packaging market is worth $429 billion.
Nearly 1/3 of Americans' waste is packaging. Just 43% is recycled after use.
In 2007, Americans threw away 78.5 million tons of packaging - 520 pounds per person!
Between Thanksgiving and New Years, Americans produce more than 1 million tons of additional garbage per week.
If every family reused the wrapping from 3 gifts, it would save enough paper to cover 50,000 football fields.
Last year, clam shell-type packages sent more than 5,700 Americans to the ER.
Americans annually buy enough plastic wrap to cover Texas.
