Garbage spikes during the holidays — can wrapping gifts in plastic trash reduce it?
If American families wrapped three fewer presents every year, it would save enough paper to cover an area the size of Washington DC. Meagan Downey created Shiki Wraps, reusable gift wraps made from recycled plastic bottles.
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