The holiday season has become synonymous with wrapping paper: all of those beautiful, glittery and bow-laden packages being passed from giver to giftee. But with 227,000 miles of wrapping paper used each year in the UK alone, what is the environmental impact of this particular holiday tradition?
Find out in our special Christmas episode, where we discuss how wrapping paper is made and disposed of, and suggest some festive "greener" alternatives.
References: https://oecd-environment-focus.blog/2019/12/24/what-is-the-environmental-footprint-of-christmas/, https://www.allthingssupplychain.com/the-wrapping-paper-waste-problem-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/, https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with/wrapping-paper-1
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The holiday season has become synonymous with wrapping paper: all of those beautiful, glittery and bow-laden packages being passed from giver to giftee. But with 227,000 miles of wrapping paper used each year in the UK alone, what is the environmental impact of this particular holiday tradition?
Find out in our special Christmas episode, where we discuss how wrapping paper is made and disposed of, and suggest some festive "greener" alternatives.
References: https://oecd-environment-focus.blog/2019/12/24/what-is-the-environmental-footprint-of-christmas/, https://www.allthingssupplychain.com/the-wrapping-paper-waste-problem-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/, https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with/wrapping-paper-1
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