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Packaging Waste: Many Valentine’s Day gifts come with elaborate packaging—plastic wrapping, foil coatings, and decorative ribbons. Approximately 18,000 tonnes of packing waste is produced from Valentine’s gifts. While these elements enhance the product’s appeal, they are often non-recyclable, leading to increased landfill waste. Agentic AI by SupplyWhy.ai Targets $30 Billion Waste Stream in Automotive Supply Chain Agentic AI by SupplyWhy.ai Targets $30 Billion Waste Stream in Automotive Supply Chain Jan 9, 2025 2 Min Read Part of the problem with Valentine’s Day is how both commercial and social media factors play into it. Stores across the world advertise massive amounts of gifts and cards leading up to the day, encouraging you to walk past shelves and colorful displays to tempt you into buying from them. Beyond flowers and gifts, the environmental impact of indulging in Valentine’s Day extends to extravagant dinners, travel, and other activities. Restaurants that serve special menus during certain holidays, including Valentine’s Day, may source ingredients from distant locations, contributing to carbon emissions and greenhouse gases A few further facts about Valentine’s Day include: Brits spend around £85 million on sweets for Valentine’s Day; Average spending on sparkling wine increases by 103% and Champagne goes up 52% on Valentine’s Day; Just over two-thirds of Brits (68%) plan on spending between £1 and £50 5. Sustainable Valentine’s day cards. Instead of buying paper cards, try: Plantable seed cards that grow into flowers or herbs. E-cards or video messages to reduce waste. Handmade cards from recycled materials. According to the Greeting Card Association, 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged yearly in the U.S. alone⁵. 6. When customers dispose of roses, plastic packaging, and chocolate boxes, a majority of the waste cannot be recycled and heads straight to the landfills. Couples often feel obligated to purchase more gifts or go all-out on date spending to prove their mutual love. In fact, 52% of consumers expect to spend an average of $192.80 this Valentine’s There’s not a lot of love shown to the environment around Valentine’s Day. Buying locally reduces the impact of the holiday season, as much less transportation and associated fuel use and carbon emissions are involved. Taking steps to celebrate February 14 th sustainably also helps minimise waste and the environmental impact of the love Valentine’s Day spending peaked at $27.4 billion in 2020. All that spending can amount to a lot of trash. When it comes to Valentine’s Day there’s a lot to consider as you prepare your business for the burst of activity. Valentine’s Day, a day dedicated to love and affection, often results in a significant amount of waste. The UK alone sees around 40 million people celebrating the occasion, contributing to £1.3 billion in spending and an additional nine million kilograms of CO2 emissions due to the waste it generates. Me: Valentines Day is such commercial rubbish. Also me: ️珞 . Going early for V-Day, because on the night itself it’ll be fajitas and a crime Valentine’s Day Experiences: Gift Memories, Not Waste Experiential gifts for Valentine’s Day create lasting memories without the environmental burden of physical products. Valentine’s Day is commercialised trash but we still need it – here’s why Catherine Phillips Published February 11, 2018 1:09pm Updated December 12, 2019 4:21pm Valentine's Day doesn't have to be all about flowers and teddies - but it is hard to escape them come February 14. Getty Images The even bigger problem: it is far too commercial. Flowers, food, cards and (very) expensive gifts. If you want to do something for Valentine's Day, you are actually expected to spend (a lot of) money. Valentine's Day is no longer about showing your love, but about buying (and for shops: selling) goods. Valentine’s Day: One of the Largest Retail Holidays . Today, Valentine’s Day is celebrated the world over. According to Hallmark, about 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged every year. Americans spent approximately $24 billion on Valentine’s Day in 2022. The Commercial Side of Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day some people love it, others think it’s just a commercial gimmick. But is it really a beautiful celebration of love, or just another reason to spend money? LIFESTYLE Is Valentine's Day a commercial holiday? How the day of romance increased consumer spending National Retail Federation projects Americans will spend $25.8 billion on Valentine's Day in 2024 One thing people always forget is that Valentine’s Day doesn’t just have to be chocolate and bear day even though that’s what you see at the stores and on tv. Of course that’s all your gonna see , it’s marketing for people trying to make money. But Valentine’s Day can be defined by yourself and whoever else it matters to. Me: Valentines Day is such commercial rubbish. Also me: ️珞 . Going early for V-Day, because on the night itself it’ll be fajitas and a crime documentary, wearing our trackies! 浪 . Coat,
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