There's lots of creative ways to wrap a present to avoid wastage from paper that gets destroyed within seconds and put straight into landfill with all that atrocious sticky tape.
Repurposing paper is a great way to reduce the amount of waste produced during the gift-wrapping process, especially if you can find interesting things like newspapers, old maps or magazines that can be dressed up with some ribbon or twine. Start saving paper from gifts and packaging in this year. You can reuse your kids' artwork. Here are amazing ideas to create original, sustainable and low cost gift wrap!
Old newspapers
A newspaper can become a beautiful gift wrap, the effect is assured. To do the package you can use kitchen string, add the red berries, or create roses or a rosette with the newspaper itself.
Brown paper
There's something classic about a present wrapped in simple brown paper, and instead of sticky tape to secure the edges you can use string or wool to add a touch of colour. You can even tie on baubles or dried flowers or write some festive messages. A roll of brown paper will go a long way and you can easily cut the paper to size too.
Mason jars
Mason jars make great presentation for edible gifts and toiletries such as soap. They are a unique way to show that you have spent time and effort in wrapping the gift whilst also gifting the recipient with a reusable container they can use to fill with whatever they like. You can add some ribbon to complete the look.
Beautiful cloth or scarves
Wrapping presents in reusable cloth such as fabric remnants, old clothing or a beautiful scarf from an op shop is an environmentally friendly alternative that can be reused throughout the year for other purposes, like sewing or cleaning.
Reusable gift bags
A reusable gift bag is a great way to wrap a gift as there's no tricky wrapping involved so your gift is going to look amazing right at the outset. As an added bonus, the person can reuse the bag for other things later on.
