The Green Gift Wrap Guide Wrapping paper is a huge part of holiday waste. Here are some alternatives to wrapping paper that keep gifts looking colourful and festive! 01 | Cloth Bags Hand sewn or store bought can make a present look festive and can be reused as errand or lunch bags after the holidays. 02 | Book or Magazine Pages Add a personal touch by using pages from a favourite story. 03 | Newspaper Excellent for larger gifts – use cartoon or sport sections for colour. 04 | Drawings & Paintings Seasonal pictures on paper bags make great gift wrap. 05 | Old & Vintage Maps Add a sense of adventure to your gifts! 06 | Gift as Packaging Make the wrapping part of the gift! Use backpacks, scarves, even clothing. 07 | Natural Objects Pinecones or pressed flowers jazz up gifts more than ribbons! 08 | Go Tape Free! To minimize the amount used, make tightly creased folds when you wrap, or tie the package up tightly with reusable yarn or twine. 09 | Biodegradable Packing Material Use unsalted peanuts in the shell, popcorn, or fabric to secure gifts in boxes. Avoid bubble wrap or foam chips which are hard to recycle. Want more ecofriendly gift wrap ideas? Not sure if your gift wrap is recyclable? Visit www.rcbc.ca or call Lower Mainland: 604-732-9253 Toll-Free: 1-800-667-4321 Before placing your wrapping paper in your curbside or community recycling bins, make sure that it is 100% paper. Unlike office paper, some gift wraps contain heavy inks, glitter, or foil that can’t be recycled. Tissue paper can be included in your recycling bag or bin.

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Page 1: ï¿½ï¿½ Green Gift Wrap Guide 2017.pdf · Title: ï¿½ï¿½ Created Date: 20171122210225Z

The Green GiftWrap Guide

Wrapping paper is a huge part of holiday waste. Here are somealternatives to wrapping paper that keep gifts looking colourful

and festive!

01 | Cloth Bags

Hand sewn or store bought canmake a present look festive and canbe reused as errand or lunch bagsafter the holidays.

02 | Book or Magazine Pages

Add a personal touch by usingpages from a favourite story.

03 | Newspaper

Excellent for larger gifts – usecartoon or sport sections forcolour.

04 | Drawings & Paintings

Seasonal pictures on paperbags make great gift wrap.

05 | Old & Vintage Maps

Add a sense of adventure toyour gifts!

06 | Gift as Packaging

Make the wrapping part of the gift!Use backpacks, scarves, evenclothing.

07 | Natural Objects

Pinecones or pressed flowers jazzup gifts more than ribbons!

08 | Go Tape Free!

To minimize the amount used, maketightly creased folds when you wrap,or tie the package up tightly withreusable yarn or twine.

09 | Biodegradable Packing Material

Use unsalted peanuts in the shell,popcorn, or fabric to secure gifts inboxes. Avoid bubble wrap or foamchips which are hard to recycle.

Want more ecofriendly gift wrap ideas? Not sure if your gift wrap is recyclable?

Visit www.rcbc.ca or call Lower Mainland: 604-732-9253 Toll-Free: 1-800-667-4321

Before placing your wrapping paper in your curbsideor community recycling bins, make sure that it is 100%paper.

Unlike office paper, some gift wraps contain heavyinks, glitter, or foil that can’t be recycled. Tissue papercan be included in your recycling bag or bin.

http://recyclinginbc.ca/the-ins-and-outs-of-holiday-recycling/