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I often cringe every time I wrap a gift.
I feel badly buying paper that will just end up in a landfill.
I don’t even like to purchase gift bags for fear that the recipients are just going to throw them out.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the amount of household waste usually increases by 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day which totals up to about 1 million additional tons.
So what can an eco-friendly shopper do?
Here are 2 solutions to help you sleep better at night while saving money when it comes to being kind to the planet.
I stumbled upon 2 surprisingly creative solutions for gift wrap ideas.
Two Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas
My mom is a big fan of comics. They’re fun to read and it’s easy for the recipient to recycle.
My husband abhors wrapping so we stocked up on gift bags in after Christmas sales. We can use them and then put them away for next year. We don’t really exchange gifts outside the family so I guess we have it easy.
Another idea would be to open the item you are about to give. Cut the box and turn it inside out. That way the outside is just brown.
I agree that paying for wrapping paper is silly, but not just for the environmental reasons.
I wrote a guest post on Canadian Budget Binder today about our creative solution to the gift giving dilemma. The Celebrate Like Scrooge Christmas Gift Exchange @ Canadian Budget Binder
I like both of those ideas. Comics are easy to recycle. They’re fun too.