Once of my favorite ways to level up holiday gifts is with beautiful wrapping paper. Ribbons, bows, tags, you name the accessory and I love to pop it on. I want my gift box to be a gift in itself! So you can imagine my disappointment upon learning that most wrapping paper and gift embellishments aren’t up to my sustainability standards. In fact, you probably saw a couple years ago when articles started circulating claiming that wrapping paper isn’t recyclable. (The truth is, it depends where you live, and usually just wrapping paper with foil, glitter, or other non-paper components. My rule: if it’s not shiny, recycle it!)
Of course, what makes gift wrap eco friendly isn’t just its ability to be recycled. Like any other consumer good, it depends on its base materials and how it was produced. At the very least, I like to stick to supporting small businesses when it comes to buying gift wrap—they’ll offer the original designs I’m looking to add to my thoughtful packages, anyway.
eco friendly wrapping paper
Take Etsy for example. This eco friendly gift wrap was designed by a small business, Lomond Paper Co, and printed on recyclable FSC certified paper. It’s so cute!
happywrap‘s Lotka paper (made from the bark of the Lokta shrub found in the Himalayas) is fair trade and naturally dyed.
has the sweetest winter designs.
happywrap reminds me how much I love going non-traditional on holidays.
Mulberry paper is another wonderful resource for eco friendly gift wrap, like these purple rolls from Saaper.
Scotland Based Cascayde offers up everything from eco friendly Christmas crackers to recycled ribbon and more. Love their innovation!
Sustainable gift wrap company unwrp offers super colorful and fun designs on wrapping paper, fabric wrap, and accessories. Their wrapping paper is FSC certified and fully recyclable, and their fabric wrap is even better: they’re actually gorgeous scarves meant to be reused as accessories!
I found this botanical wrap from Bombus and am patiently waiting for an occasion next spring!
mintpopco eco friendly tissue paper is 100% recycled and comes in lots of lovely colors.
creates beautiful, intricate designs and prints them on recycled paper using vegetable inks.
Just need to have a *little* sparkle on your gift wrap? LittleGreenPapershop produces this pretty star gift wrap that’s 100% biodegradable!
If you love soft hues over traditional holiday colors, Alfreda & Alice Illustration has you covered.
And for those of you looking past the holidays, prints their designs on 100% recycled paper!
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