6 easy, eco-friendly alternatives to wrapping paper
There are plenty of ways to wrap presents without creating a mountain of waste. Photo: iStock
Every December, when the radio starts playing “All I Want is You,” I’m overcome by the urge to craft, bake, plan the
perfect holiday meal, and decorate the house just so. And despite Mariah Carey’s insistence that she doesn’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree, it seems imperative to wrap beautiful, Insta-worthy gifts. I know I’m not alone.
It’s easy to get wrapped up in the fantasy of a perfect, magical Christmas and lose sight of the impact the holidays have on the planet. And it’s not just the gifts themselves, but what we wrap them in. Stanford University estimates that the average household in the U.S. produces