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16th December 2019
03:41pm GMT

According to the guys over at Eco Freek, the US spends $7 billion on wrapping paper every single year.
In order to meet this demand, 4.6 billion lbs of the stuff is manufactured, and then 2.3 million lbs of it ends up in landfills at the end of the year.
Wasteful, indeed.
And although everybody wants their Christmas presents to look nice and pretty, there are other ways to achieve such aesthetics that don't involve wasting so much wrapping paper.
And thankfully, Eco Freek have compiled a list of ways to make it easier to do just that.
First, you need to make sure that the wrapping paper you're using is recyclable. Paper that can be successfully scrunched into a ball and is plain with no texture usually is.
However, metallic wrapping paper, glittery wrapping paper, or wrapping paper made from foil or velvet - isn't.
Alternatively, if you were looking for something to wrap your presents in that doesn't involve buying any wrapping paper at all, look no further than the following options:
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