The Goal: Give Gifts, Not Packaging

Yes, it's easy to click and spend.  But along with that convenience comes huge waste in the form of packaging - wadded-up tissue paper, ugly styrofoam, annoying plastic bits.  Most of this can't be recycled and ends up in the landfill. 

And then there's wrapping paper waste (most of which cannot be recycled).  What about considering alternate forms of gift wrap?  There are lots of things that can be reused - fabric, recycled paper, repurposed music sheets, children's artwork. 

This year, I'm using old maps for some of my wrapping.  It's fun, unique, and reminds me of all the places I've been.

I love how these look and I love helping to save the planet just a tiny bit: