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20 Plus Great Ways To Reuse Gift Wrap

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The Gift Wrap Impact

Gifts are a wonderful expression of love from one person to another, but they shouldn't amount to a tashcanfull or more of waste every year. Every year during the holidays you can look out on the front lawns of your street (including your own) and you probably see trashbags and trashcans filled with wrapping paper. I'm not even talking about the other trash in there, just the wrapping paper for the purpose of this lens. What a waste!

Did you know you could help change that? Did you know you could reusue that wrapping paper in very creative and useful ways or opt to give it to someone who can? Imagine how much waste could be kept from the landfill every holiday, birthday and celebration if everyone reusued their wrapping paper.

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When other wrapping methods wont do

If the idea of wrapping your gift in newspaper or a paper bag seems beyond tacky and you just have to have pretty looking wrapping paper don't feel bad. There is pretty eco-friendly wrapping paper you can buy all over the place these days. I'll be sure to share some links below to help you find some. But I also want to point out that just because you buy it eco-friendly doesn't mean you should just throw it all away. It still ends up in the landfill if you do. Instead why don't you reusu it. There are plenty of way to reuse it. Take a look below.

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Reuse Gift Wrap First 10 Ideas

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Reuse to wrap next years gifts

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Cut out a few good pieces and frame for wall art

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Use as book covers and wrap books

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Use pieces for scrapbooks

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Shred and use as stuffing for packaging

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Let your kids draw on the white side of the gift wrapping

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Use for picture backgrounds on posterboard

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Use to give new life to an old bookshelf paste pieces of gift wrap to the shelves

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Shred it and make into new paper

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Cut it into tiny shapes and then mosaic with it

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I Still Have A Lot OF Gift Wrap Left Over

Now what?

If you followed the suggestions above or just didn't like them and you still have wrapping paper you would like to see get put to new use take a look at the list of more ideas below.

Don't Stop There

Take The Rest and Reuse it Too

10 More Ways To Reuse Wrapping Paper

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Give It To Someone else to use

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Use it to line a few kitchen drawers or the kitchen pantry

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Use it to line the hall closet

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Let your kids craft with it

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Line containers and then use the container to store thing around your home

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Wrap a pieces of light cardboard or posterboard and make your own greating card

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Wrap a plain old journal to jazz it up

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Make Wrapping Paper Beads

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Make Coasters

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Make your own greeting card envelopes

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Tissue Paper Crafts

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Label A Large Container "For Gift Wrap Reuse"

If you label a large container "For Gift Wrap Reuse" and you bring it out when there is a birthday or holiday you and guests will be more likely to help you pack it in the container than just grab it, crumble it and throw it in the trash.

I Don't Have Anymore Gift Wrap To Reuse

If you have run out of gift wrap to reuse don't worry. There are plenty of people you can go up to and say, "Please don't throw your gift wrap away. I reuse it. May I have it?" Some people will looked shocked, or disgusted and some will be happy to do so. Help your cause by bringing a small sample of your reuse to them. You can also search on Freecycle, craigslist and so on.

By the way I discovered this year a good place to visit are birthday party centers. So much wrapping paper is thrown a way daily its a shame and should out right be a crime in my opinion.

Reuse Gift Wrap Links

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Green Tips | Re-use Recycled Gift Wrap Paper

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Where To Buy Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Products

If you must buy new wrapping paper here are a few links to take a look at. There is also one at the very top of this lens you might like. Just please don't forget to reuse it or give it to someone that will reuse it.

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Grosgrain Ribbon

House of Ribbon offers grosgrain ribbon, schiff gr more...1 point

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Green Gift Wrap - Recycled Wrapping Paper - Hemp and Eco Friendly Gift Wrap - thedailygreen.com

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Green Way sustainable eco-friendly retail packaging

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Recycled Gift Wrap Papers | Everyday Designer Prints

100% Post Consumer recycled paper gift wrap soy ba more...0 points

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Lucky Crow Fabric Gift Bags: Stylish and Reusable Gift Wrap

Lucky Crow Fabric Gift Bags are designed to be re- more...0 points

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Hand made envelopes The great outdoors by Bombus on Etsy

You will recive a pretty selection of eight envelo more...0 points

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EARTH FRIENDLY

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Recycled Gift Wrap

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Birthday gift

The perfect birthday gift idea! Turn your photos i more...0 points

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Anniversary gift

Turn your photos into beautiful handmade art. All more...0 points

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Gift Wrap Reuse Idea Feedback

What do you think of this eco-friendly idea? Is it something you are willing to do or do you think it is too much trouble?

  • Beautiful_GreenBeans Nov 30, 2009 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    Great tips! we tape it all together Christmas morning to make a "tablecloth" for our big breakfast, then flip it over and draw our Christmas scenes on the tablecloth for lunch!
  • TheGreenerMe Nov 30, 2009 @ 6:31 pm | delete
    Great lens!!! I shared your link on my Green Tip of the Day today!
  • TheGreenerMe Nov 30, 2009 @ 6:59 am | delete
    Wonderful ideas! It's tough to convince everyone to get on the bandwagon during the holidays to try and reuse gift wrap. I reuse gift bags, and try to use no wrapping paper at all or reusable gift baskets whenever possible.
  • aj2008 Nov 26, 2009 @ 5:04 am | delete
    Theres some great green tips on here on how to re-use gift wrap.
  • Sylvestermouse Nov 20, 2009 @ 8:44 pm | delete
    Excellent Ideas! I had not thought of shredding it. I think I will start shredding it and use it as packing material in my store! Awesome!
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