The holidays are upon us again: a time of sharing, caring,
loving, and giving. The best part is exchanging gifts! The excitement felt when
we open up each colorfully wrapped mystery is amazing! It gets more and more as
we open up each present to the next!
The only downside, however, is the amount of wrapping paper
we have to throw out. In all the excitement and rush, we usually rip off the
wrapping paper in such a way that even a few scraps left seem like a lot! The
tape takes off large strips, and we manage to rip up the rest. None of that can
be used again(unless you are a super-organizer who carefully and meticulously
opens up each present).
The reason I was inspired to write this post is because of a
great company called VZwraps that I came across while browsing online. On their
website, they give a statistic from the Clean Air Council that 5,000,000
additional pounds of waste is generated in the United States during the
Christmas holidays! Five million pounds over the period of say 2-3 weeks!
VZwraps strives to provide a reusable alternative to
conventional wrapping paper: reusable fabric gift bags. The design is so simple
it's brilliant! It's an eco-friendly recycled-cloth bag that you place your
gift in, and it comes with a ribbon made of recycled materials that you tie the
bunched-up top, and voila! You have a neat-looking decorated gift! The best
part? It's easy to open! You will still get the thrill of ripping apart the
wrapper: just pull the ribbon off with a zing!
The wraps come in different colors, shapes, and sizes, and
are even themed to specific occasions like Christmas, Hanukah, birthdays, and
more.
The only thing is that the wraps need to be re-circulated
again by the person who receives the gift to really get their full
eco-friendliness. Of course, when it's a group of friends or family that
exchanges the gifts between each other, the wraps can just be packed away and
stored for the next occasion.
I think that just the wrap itself would also be a neat idea
for a gift! How often do you receive something as cool and unique as that?
What's the most unique packaging that you have ever received a gift in?
