People think they have permission, because this is happy time, to just throw it away,” Talen said. “There’s tons of thrown-away garbage as a result of our Christmas habits. If you want to back away ...

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The grabbing of presents, the tearing of paper, the ripping of boxes. Followed by the piling up of garbage, and the overflowing of trash bins. Christmas is the time of abundance. Too much food, too ...

If your holiday halls are decked with stacks of paper bags, mounds of crumpled wrapping paper, an array of random ribbons, and a gaggle of gift tags that are destined for the local land fill, it’s ...

Fabric is the perfect reuseable material for wrapping presents because it comes in lots of colors and patterns just like wrapping paper. In Japan, fabric wrapping is so prevalent, it’s become an art ...

Wrapping beautiful presents for the holidays can create a lot of trash, thanks to all of the paper, bags, bows and ribbons. They may look amazing sitting under your tree for a few days, but within ...

Empty gift boxes often pile up after holidays, but they can be reused in surprisingly practical ways that help organize and ...

Whether your gifting process includes lots of bows or the sleekest metallic designs, it’s helpful to have wrapping paper that can be used for virtually any occasion, including birthdays, anniversaries ...

Whatever your gift wrapping-related challenge is, we have your answers. If you’ve ever sat down to wrap a mountain of gifts only to have a nervous breakdown some unknown time later when you run out of ...