https://beta.jewcology.com/2013/11/chanukah-and-its-wrappings/ Home of the Jewish Environmental Movement Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:55:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 https://beta.jewcology.com/2013/11/chanukah-and-its-wrappings/comment-page-1/#comment-618 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:55:07 +0000 http://jewcology.org/2013/11/chanukah-and-its-wrappings/#comment-618 You’re welcome! Oops, I need to check this site more often….

]]> https://beta.jewcology.com/2013/11/chanukah-and-its-wrappings/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 10:15:54 +0000 http://jewcology.org/2013/11/chanukah-and-its-wrappings/#comment-617 Good points, Sarah – thanks!

]]> https://beta.jewcology.com/2013/11/chanukah-and-its-wrappings/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 11:48:13 +0000 http://jewcology.org/2013/11/chanukah-and-its-wrappings/#comment-616 Good for you! You can always decorate the paper to make it look nicer. Actually I like giving people things in grocery bags that I’m reusing, especially the ones that say thank you, have a nice day, etc. Another idea is to unwrap gifts you receive carefully and save and reuse that wrapping paper, and save gift bags as well. A good rule of thumb is to save any sorts of materials you get even if you can’t think of an immediate use for them. When I was a kid I used to have a giant box full of scraps of material and I called it my “materials box.” I never had to spend a penny on school projects, and they were more eco-friendly too. I didn’t know the term at the time, but the things I made were “upcycled crafts.” These things make great gifts, too! Another idea is to write a story for someone and email it to them as a gift, so you don’t even have to worry about spending a penny on shipping! Or record a song. Gifts are great but you don’t have to spend money and use up lots of resources to give gifts.

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