Did you know those fun gag gifts, cool wrapping paper and fancy ribbon are really a bad idea this holiday season? Did you know… The average American spends $800 on holiday gifts totaling more than $465 billion. Around 50 percent of these holiday gifts hit the trash within a year. 5 billion pounds of holiday gifts end up in the landfills each year. Every year, Americans discard an estimated 38,000 miles of ribbon. Approximately 4.6 million lbs. of wrapping paper is produced in the U.S. each year, and about 2.3 million pounds ends up in landfills. Americans throw away 25% more trash…