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Reuse Ideas for Holiday Cards and Gift Wrap

Alexis Petru, December 26th, 2011

With the holidays winding down, you may soon be tossing cards and wrapping paper in the recycling bin and unrecyclable tissue paper and gift bags in the trash. Earth911 thinks these holiday items – with their ornate designs and fun messages – are simply too beautiful to throw out, even if they’ll get a second life as a ... read more

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Tagged Crafts, DIY, greetingcard, ideas, paper, reuse, wrappingpaper

Published in Household


Guide to Greener Gift Wrapping

Alexis Petru, December 21st, 2011

After unwrapping gifts on Christmas or Hanukkah, you and your family have a host of shiny, new gadgets and toys to play with – but you’re also left with mountains of wrapping paper, tissue paper, bows and bags. From reusable gift bags to compostable wrapping paper, Earth911 rounded up six ways to create the perfect gift package, while leaving a ... read more

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Tagged composting, DIY, ideas, newspaper, paper, recycle, recycling, reuse, wrappingpaper

Published in Household


Quick Cleanup Tips for the Holidays

Megan Dobransky, December 28th, 2010

You’ve unwrapped all your presents, opened all the packaging, filled up on food – and now it’s time to clean it all up. Picking up after the holidays may seem like an enormous task, but assessing the waste, breaking it down into categories and deciding on proper disposal will make everything much easier. You will likely have two categories of cleanup, ... read more

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Tagged cardboard, DIY, electronics, greetingcard, number1plasticPETE, number2plasticHDPE, wrappingpaper

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Recycle Holiday Cards, Wrapping, Decor

Starre Vartan, December 20th, 2010

We all love to recycle as much as we can. In my house, I like to make it a game to see how little garbage I can throw out each week. But there are always those things that are tough to figure out what to do with, and the holidays produce plenty of them. Around Christmas and New Year’s, I ... read more

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Tagged book, giftbags, giftboxes, glassornaments, greetingcard, holidayevents, mail, packaging, recycle, reuse, wrappingpaper

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6 Green Products For Holiday Shipping

Megan Dobransky, December 16th, 2010

As the holidays quickly approach, it’s time to get on the ball and ship your gifts to distant loved ones. But among the wrapping paper, boxes, tape, packing peanuts and cards, there can be a lot of waste associated with those gifts. In fact, an additional 5 million tons of waste is generated in the U.S. during the holidays. This season, ... read more

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Tagged cardboard, holidaytravel, packingmaterials, recycle, reduce, wrappingpaper

Published in Paper


Win an iPad Sleeve, T-shirts and More!

Jennifer Berry, April 6th, 2010

We love eco-friendly prizes, how about you? All right, so maybe starting off a news story with a cheer is a bit odd. But we really are excited about our brand new Earth Day channel that releases two new tips each day as we count down to the 40th Earth Day. The Earth Day channel is also hosting a Twitter ... read more

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Tagged book, clothingandtextile, computers, greetingcard, wrappingpaper

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Paper Recycling Hits Record High

Amanda Wills, March 29th, 2010

A record-high 63.4 percent of the paper consumed in the U.S. was recovered for recycling in 2009, according PaperRecycles.org, which is funded by the American Forest & Paper Association. The all-time high exceeds the industry’s 60 percent recovery goal three years ahead of schedule. “Recycling is one of America’s great environmental success stories, and the paper industry is proud of our ... read more

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Tagged brownpaperbags, cardboard, computerpaper, magazines, mixedpaper, newspaper, paperboard, phonebooks, whiteofficepaper, wrappingpaper

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Clean Up Your Holidays

Jennifer Berry, January 4th, 2010

Get out the packing boxes and old newspaper - it's time to clean up your holidays! What a whirlwind season it's been. With everything that happened in 2009, 2010 is sure to be another monumental year for all things green. But enough about the grander scale, let's get down to business: How are you going to get the holidays wrapped and ... read more

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Tagged basics, cardboard, christmastrees, clothingandtextile, giftboxes, ideas, magazines, newspaper, noteworthy, number6plasticpolystyrene, recycle, reduce, wrappingpaper

Published in Household


Green Holiday Basics

Trey Granger, November 25th, 2009

It's time to sort through the family casserole recipes, get out the decorations from your attic and start stockpiling your gift wrap. With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we often overlook our everyday green habits. But even the deepest snow can't cover your environmental footprint. While  you're waiting in line doing your holiday shopping or preparing a ... read more

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Tagged basics, cellphone, christmastrees, giftbags, greetingcard, holidayevents, ideas, mp3player, mulch, noteworthy, organicwaste, pvc, television, wrappingpaper

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Don’t Break the Bank on Holiday Gift Wrap

Jennifer Berry, November 25th, 2009

The gift wrap industry is a big business - consumers spend almost $2.6 billion annually on the paper, bags and trinkets that adorn our presents. According to Eco-Chick.com, if every American family wrapped just three presents in reused materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields. Wrapping paper and shopping bags alone account for about 4 ... read more

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