Christmas Paper Mayhem

The festive season is the worst time of year for paper waste. From wrapping paper to gift packaging and Christmas cards.  All is not lost, you too can be mindful of your paper use of the holidays following these tips:

• Wrap presents in old newspapers & string for a traditional look
• Buy recycled or FSC wrapper paper
• Wrap presents in something reusable: cloth string bag, scarf, fabric
• For something rather artistic, learn the art of ′Furoshiki′, similar to origami this is wrapping presents in folded fabric
• Reuse old Christmas cards as gift tags
• Dig out some old maps, housing blueprints or wallpaper samples and wrap your presents up with these, quite unusual & striking
• Opt for E-cards to cut out paper completely
• Recycle all of your paper waste
• As friends and family not to give cards this year, just think of the paper you′ll save
• Watch what you throw away or recycle – is there something you could use it for to ′upcycle′ it?
• Look for gifts that have little or no packaging.

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