On the third day of Christmas, GingerLeafLiving gave to me…….. Eco-friendly wrapping!
Happy Friday! Ok, so some of you might have a few gifts ready to wrap now. We all love ripping the wrapping paper off a gift on Christmas day, but what is the best way to minimise the waste produced by this packaging? This blog explores some of the possible answers…
The most sustainable option for your gift wrap this year is something that is reusable, like using pieces of fabric. These can be knotted to secure the fabric or stuck in place. Then your recipient can use the fabric themselves for their own use or wrapping next year – you might even get it back containing your own gift! Fabric wrapping can be a great way to use up smaller pieces of fabric you have at home and can be presented in a really stylish and festive way.
Alternatively, if you don’t have excess fabric lengths and would prefer to use paper gift wrap, being mindful of how much you use and its recyclability is essential. There are so many beautiful patterns out there, but before you buy check that the paper can be fully recycled after use and doesn’t contain other materials, such as plastic glitters, that would mean it couldn’t be processed. Even better if you can buy the roll of wrapping paper ‘naked’ without a plastic coating 🙌
To make recycling even easier for your friends and loved ones, try using paper tape this Christmas so the whole of the gift wrap can be recycled (see a range of paper tapes here!). Again, there are so many festive patterns to choose from on that these tapes are sure to make your presents shine, and you can get others for wrapping the rest of the year too 😉
Finally, if you get a gift that has been wrapped with plastic tape, take the time while you watch your favourite festive film to cut/tear off any of the wrapping containing plastic tape and bin, so you can recycle the rest of the paper. The less that ends up in your general waste bin this Christmas, the better!
Whether you are a gift wrap connoisseur, or more of a stick-and-hope-for-the-best kind of gifter, wrapping gifts is an essential part of the season and using these tips will help reduce your single-use waste this season. Beautifully wrapped gifts needn’t cost the Earth, so get out your fabrics, hand decorate plain papers with festive illustrations or use recycled and recyclable paper gift wrapping to gift with care this year and every Christmas after 🌍
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