Many Americans Will Skip the Gift Wrap This Holiday Season
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iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Part of the fun of the holiday season is opening gifts, but a new survey reveals that many Americans are skipping the wrapping paper, bows and ribbons this year.
A survey commissioned by ecoATM, a nationwide network of device-recycling kiosks, finds 20 percent of Americans are not planning to use gift wrapping at all.
Fifty-two percent of Americans said they will reuse gift wrapping, ribbon and gift bags from previous holidays.
Another 17 percent said they will use recycled newspapers or other recycled papers to wrap gifts this holiday season.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, household waste increases more than 25 percent from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day.
The survey was conducted from Nov. 7 to 10, 2014, among 1,000 consumers age 18 or older.
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