Christmas gifts: how to pack them without polluting?

We have all already experienced this scene...After opening the Christmas gifts, the wing of packaging panels around the tree.The most impatient have torn the shiny paper into shreds, we pick up the young and large ends to throw them away.

Each year, the ritual of gifts also involves a pile of packaging papers.So if this time you want to avoid this, here are some good ideas for the planet but also for your wallet.

Use paper that you already have

To pack your gifts with something other than shiny paper, as a single use often, look around you, you can find several sources of paper that you already have.

If you are a lovers of newspapers or magazines, put a few aside when you think about it and you will already have a good amount of paper.So certainly, sometimes we do not want to give a gift on which we will find press titles on the COVVI-19, but nothing prevents you from covering the paper in places, for example to write the name of the recipientpresent.

It is also possible to use rough paper for your packaging: leaves that have only been printed on one side, and thus leave a white side, or why not ancient administrative papers that you were about to throw afterhave a little sorting.

We also sometimes accumulate prospectuses of all kinds: cultural programming, free magazine of your city, etc..All this can be recycled!

Opt for fabric packaging

For sewing enthusiasts, it is not very complicated to make fabric pochons of different sizes, which will be reusable at will and which can even be offered to the recipient with the gift.

But if you do not have a sewing machine at your disposal, you can always do basic folds and use ribbon to keep the fabric in place.This can be an opportunity to learn Japanese Furoshiki technique.

And we often find ourselves with unused tissue: the -numerous- canvas bags very popular in recent years that we easily accumulate...But also old sheets or towels, old clothes, etc..If you have recently sorted in your clothes, you can always go to a thrift store or an Emmaüs -type solidarity store to buy a large sheet for a few euros that will serve you to pack several presents.

Recycle gift wrap from one year to the next

If you are one of those who don't wait until the last minute to manage their Christmas gifts, you may have already thrilled.But however, it is not too late to make a small gesture for the planet: do not hesitate to keep the packaging which can be reused!

Again, you can build up a small stock that will be used for the next holiday season, and even for birthdays in the meantime.

Finally, for the most minimalist, why not simply offer the gift without any packaging?