Christmas Day Presents

This is Scott Amyx with today’s Climate Change Flash Briefing, wishing you a Merry Christmas. The average U.S. consumers will spend $794 on Christmas gifts this year. In total, Americans would have spent $1 trillion. But what happens to all the packaging after Christmas? If every family reused just two feet of holiday ribbon, the ribbon saved could tie a bow around the entire planet. If every family wrapped 3 presents in re-used materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields. Stay tuned next time to find out which country has the best recycling rate. And to learn more, visit https://ScottAmyx.com/.