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Have a wrapping paper-less holiday!
November 23, 2018 at
05:32 PM
A post to remind people to use earth-friendly alternatives in wrapping gifts! Comics, newspaper, magazines, old maps, brown paper from packaging can all make excellent giftwrap! Reuse things you already have instead of using wrapping paper that will then end up sitting in a landfill. Thanks for reading!! 
"In the U.S., an additional 5 million tons of waste is generated during the holidays. Four million tons of this is wrapping paper and shopping bags."
"People in the trash business will tell you: Wrapping paper is just solid waste with a pretty face."
11 ZERO WASTE WRAPPING TECHNIQUES FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
https://sharingdepot.ca/2017/12/1...day-gifts/
10 unique ways to gift wrap without wrapping paper
http://mashable.com/2015/12/02/gi...Ke_vZJhgqX
Save that wrapping paper for Christmas – and save the world too
https://www.theguardian
"In the U.S., an additional 5 million tons of waste is generated during the holidays. Four million tons of this is wrapping paper and shopping bags."
"People in the trash business will tell you: Wrapping paper is just solid waste with a pretty face."
11 ZERO WASTE WRAPPING TECHNIQUES FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
https://sharingdepot.ca/2017/12/1...day-gifts/
10 unique ways to gift wrap without wrapping paper
http://mashable.com/2015/12/02/gi...Ke_vZJhgqX
Save that wrapping paper for Christmas – and save the world too
https://www.theguardian
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Thank you! It was fun to make and very easy
Sure as heck beats wrapping stuff, too.
Sure as heck beats wrapping stuff, too.
Yep, plus, you can use them to store ornaments and decorations.
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Sure as heck beats wrapping stuff, too.
Sure as heck beats wrapping stuff, too.
That's a good idea about bags with names!