The last month of every year ends with important problems of increased pollution to the environment; a large amount of garbage is discarded at Christmas time.

Christmas is one of the most anticipated times of the year, but it is also the season when people generate the most trash: decorations, lights, food, gifts, fireworks.

The use of disposable packaging, wrappers, cutlery, and plates, along with single-use plastics and non-biodegradable products contribute to the increase of garbage during December and January.

To minimize this problem, 'The Climate Reality Project' organization promotes the reuse of Christmas wraps and decorations: use organic materials (avoids the use of short-lived plastics), and for dinner, use crockery and non-disposables.

Globally, a third of the food produced is wasted, and it is doubled in December. During the holiday's food is cooked excessively.

According to a report by the 'United Nations Food Organization' (FAO), food waste is responsible for emitting 3.3 billion tons of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) into the atmosphere each year.

'The Climate Reality Project' organization highlights that only in Mexico City, between December and January, 30 percent more solid waste is generated than at any other time of the year.

Mayra Gutiérrez Sandoval, the coordinator of the 'Alianza Desplasifícate' from Mexico, estimates that the contamination of garbage generated this December reaches up to 40%.

"In 2016 a diagnosis by the German agency called GIZ took a projection for 2020 of over 450 tons and 475 tons per day for 2020 to this we must increase again 40% or perhaps even more garbage for these Christmas times in this 2020,” according to Gutiérrez Sandoval.

E-commerce giant, Amazon, generated 210,920 tons of plastic garbage in 2019 through the packaging of its products, according to a report released by the 'Oceana' organization, which also accused the e-commerce giant of lying about their materials being recyclable.

The report indicates that the plastic garbage generated by Amazon is plastic pads, bubble wrap, and other plastic packaging that are part of approximately seven billion packages that the U.S company delivered last year.

'Oceana' estimates that of the 210,920 tons of plastic garbage generated by Amazon, 10,160 tons ended up in marine and freshwater ecosystems around the world, which is equivalent to dumping a load of delivery vans into the oceans every 70 minutes.

The report also indicates that the type of plastic used in Amazon packages is not recyclable, despite what the company notes. According to Oceana, most recycling programs in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom do not process the type of plastic that Amazon uses.

Matt Littlejohn, Vice President of Oceana, said in a statement: "The amount of plastic waste generated by the company is staggering and is growing at a shocking rate."

"Our study revealed that the plastic packaging and garbage generated by Amazon packages mostly ends up not in recycling plants, but in landfills, incinerators or the environment, including seas and freshwater systems, which can harm marine life, "Littlejohn added.

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The arrival of the last month of the year, brings with it every year important problems of increased pollution to the environment due to the large amount of garbage that is discarded at Christmas time.

Christmas is one of the most anticipated times of the year, but it is also the season when we generate the most pollutants: among decorations, lights, food, gifts, fireworks, at the end of the year parties we end up generating a negative impact on the planet. .

The use of disposable packaging, wrappers, cutlery and plates, along with single-use plastics and non-biodegradable products contribute to the increase in garbage during December and January.

To minimize this problem, the organization The Climate Reality Project promotes the reuse of Christmas wraps and decorations, or change them for organic materials, avoids the use of short-lived plastics and for dinner, uses crockery and non-disposables.

Globally, a third of the food produced is wasted and in December this is doubled by the large amount of food that is prepared for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. This occurs because many times more food is cooked than necessary or bought in excess.

According to a report by the United Nations Food Organization (FAO), food waste is responsible for emitting 3.3 billion tons of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) into the atmosphere each year.

The organization The Climate Reality Project highlights that only in Mexico City, between December and January 30 percent more solid waste is generated than at any other time of the year.

For Mayra Gutiérrez Sandoval, coordinator of the Alianza Desplasifícate, also from Mexico, estimates that the contamination of garbage generated this December reaches up to 40%.

"In 2016 a diagnosis by the German agency called GIZ took a projection for 2020 of over 450 tons and 475 tons per day for 2020 to this we must increase again 40% or perhaps even more garbage for these Christmas times in this 2020 ”, according to Gutiérrez Sandoval.

Civil associations such as displace yourself dedicated to caring for the environment, invite citizens to prevent the increase in garbage is less by using materials that are friendly to the environment, as well as separate organized and inorganic garbage so that municipal public services can have a better control when taking the garbage to the landfill.

For its part, the e-commerce giant Amazon generated 210,920 tons of plastic garbage in 2019 through the packaging of its products, according to a report released by the organization Oceana, which also accused the e-commerce giant of lying about it. recycling of these materials.

The report indicates that the plastic garbage generated by Amazon is plastic pads, bubble wrap and other plastic packaging that are part of the approximately 7 billion packages that the US company delivered last year.
Oceana estimates that of the 210,920 tons of plastic garbage generated by Amazon, 10,160 tons ended up in marine and freshwater ecosystems around the world, which is equivalent to dumping the load of a delivery van into the oceans every 70 minutes.

The report also indicates that the type of plastic used in Amazon packages is not recyclable, despite what the company notes. According to Oceana, most recycling programs in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom do not process the type of plastic that Amazon uses.

Matt Littlejohn, Vice President of Oceana, said in a statement that "the amount of plastic waste generated by the company is staggering and is growing at a shocking rate."

"Our study revealed that the plastic packaging and garbage generated by Amazon packages mostly ends up not in recycling plants, but in landfills, incinerators or the environment, including seas and freshwater systems, which can harm marine life, "Littlejohn added.