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mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 08 3:17 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

Fee wrote:

And then transported to a central location, then shipped/flown over here, I presume? Doesn't sound very eco to me.

I must admit, I'd have thought paper made from European conifer plantation wood was more ecologically sound.

Ditto.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9881
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 08 3:41 pm Post subject:
we use used newspaper. if feeling very posh, i made try and use newspaper headlines and articles that relate the the giftee or the gift.... but the paper just gets torn off... its the thing inside you want!

joeecou.com

Joined: 27 Oct 2008
Posts: 2

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 08 5:32 pm Post subject:
Harvesting of the Lokta helps preserve the fragile eco system in Nepal and gives regular fairly paid work to the people of many mountain villages.

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 08 6:05 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

Fee wrote:

And then transported to a central location, then shipped/flown over here, I presume? Doesn't sound very eco to me.

I must admit, I'd have thought paper made from European conifer plantation wood was more ecologically sound.

Probably if the paper is bleached and probably several other variables.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 08 6:09 pm Post subject:

joeecou.com wrote:

check out ecoU.com, theres some good quality eco wrapping paper made from Lokta bark, a plant which grows in the Himalayas at altitudes in excess of 6,500ft and is abundant in supply.

And I think it's a Daphne, Daphne papyracea, which makes me wonder if it could also be grown happily in the UK. Another one for the list of things to try.

More details here: https://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Daphne+papyracea

Should be a link to pfaf but it's not working at the time of posting:
https://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Daphne+papyracea

Personally I don't need much wrapping paper as I try not to buy gifts!

Seriously, I'd guess the far more wasted in unwanted gifts than is wasted in the use of wrapping paper.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 08 12:56 pm Post subject:
Ooh, an instructional video.... https://www.wrap.org.uk/recyclenow_08/what_can_i_do_today/furoshiki_japanese_w.html

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 08 2:33 pm Post subject:
Now that is stylish!

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 08 3:11 pm Post subject:
MJ, please can you video Gervase wrapping the Christmas presents? Oddly hypnotic that video.

cinders

Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Posts: 2437
Location: norfolk The daft old bat club

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 08 7:00 pm Post subject:

Slim wrote:

Ooh, an instructional video....

https://www.wrap.org.uk/recyclenow_08/what_can_i_do_today/furoshiki_japanese_w.html

I like this idea so have wrapped 6 present with some christmas material i intended to make bags with,looks great will do the same next year

gnome

Joined: 19 Apr 2006
Posts: 730

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 08 2:09 am Post subject:
i use wallpaper. it's often just as nice or even nicer than wrapping paper, is more durable, and it's something most of us have leftover rolls of somewhere.

purplehoob

Joined: 14 Jan 2009
Posts: 9

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 09 9:29 am Post subject:
Hi, if you check out florist supplies you can usually find paper raffia - it comes in loads of colours and looks great. For wrapping - my local decorating centre saves the wallpaper sample books - the papers in these are amazing

***merlin***

Joined: 09 Aug 2009
Posts: 112

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 09 1:07 pm Post subject:
last year i managed to get a bunch of re useable shopping bags very cheaply, i used those, this year, we are making our house to your house baskets, i got 50 lovely large rafia baskets for 20p each

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