Comments on: Facts About Recycling Wrapping Paper

By: Ideas for an Eco-Friendly Christmas Eve | Daily Greenz, the Blog from Greenzer.com

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:13:55 +0000

[...] wrapping paper isn’t recyclable in most areas (though it’s a good idea to check with your local facility), so what’s too torn for [...]

By: Happy Holidays! or, How to wrap those gifts. « Philly Trash Matters

Happy Holidays! or, How to wrap those gifts. « Philly Trash Matters — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:58:44 +0000

[...] consider ensuring that the wrapping paper you purchase is printed with water- or soy-based inks. Other types of wrapping paper are not usually recyclable. In Philadelphia, it seems that wrapping paper is recyclable as long as it’s not metallic, [...]

By: Alternative Wrapping Paper Ideas | Furious Shirley

Alternative Wrapping Paper Ideas | Furious Shirley — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:02:38 +0000

[...] bags and tossed in the garbage this year without feeling guilty. [Thanks to an article I read on Earth 911 informing me that most wrapping paper cannot be recycled due to dyes, additives, the tape, etc. and [...]

By: Green Holiday Gift Wrapping « Slow Family Online

Green Holiday Gift Wrapping « Slow Family Online — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:35:46 +0000

[...] according to earth911 and other groups, as much as half of the 85 million tons of paper products Americans consume every [...]

By: How to get rid of annoying packaging | DadsGoGreen.com

How to get rid of annoying packaging | DadsGoGreen.com — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:43:15 +0000

[...] As much as half of the 85 million tons of paper products Americans consume every year goes toward packaging, wrapping, and decorating goods, according to Earth 911. [...]

By: A little more green: A holiday series « The Ginn’s

A little more green: A holiday series « The Ginn’s — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:47:52 +0000

[...] In addition to the toll these products take on our earth (and the people in it) in order to be produced, they also usually end up filling up a few bags’ worth of trash at the end of the gift-0pening festivities. Wrapping paper and gift bags total about 4 million tons of trash each year. And I mean trash since they usually can’t be recycled. [...]

By: Recycle That Used Holiday Trash « EcoAwareness

Recycle That Used Holiday Trash « EcoAwareness — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:49:34 +0000

[...] Wrapping paper and gift bags are not great candidates for recycling, although it all depends on what they’re made of and what your local recycler takes back. Follow these guidelines to make sure your gift boxes are properly recycled. [...]

By: Toxic Advent: 25 Reasons Our Planet Hates Christmas « landfills suck

Toxic Advent: 25 Reasons Our Planet Hates Christmas « landfills suck — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:17:02 +0000

[...] Earth911 [...]