About Wisely Wrapped

In 2008, after a Christmas gift unwrapping frenzy by my children and family, I looked down at all the beautiful wrapping paper, ribbons, bows, empty boxes and decorations now considered trash.

I sat on the stairs that overlooked our living room and pondered the huge heap and thought… where does all this go? I thought about my family of four, and then multiplied the amount of Holiday trash and birthday gifts, wedding gifts, Mother’s and Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day and all the other special days that are celebrated in each home in our neighborhood, each home in our city, our state, our country and then the world. There are literally trillions of pieces of trash; glittery, pretty, colorful trash, that had delighted and mesmerized everyone for one moment on one day.

Where does all this trash go? Blue recycling bins? NO! Most wrapping paper, especially the lovely foil and glittery paper cannot be recycled. All of it is dumped into landfills. I began my journey to find answers by gathering statistics. What I discovered was overwhelming.

Some Alarming Stats

The EPA website states that from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, household waste increases by more than 25%. That is an additional Five Million Tons of trashin a five week period that is added to our landfills.
In the United States, the yearly trash from gift wrap and shopping bags alone totals four million tons.
If every family reused just two feet of holiday ribbon, the 38,000 miles of ribbon saved could tie a bow around the entire earth.

The Wisely Wrapped Philosophy

There has to be a better way. Our world, our Mother Earth, which we are the caretakers of, is being devastated by trash. There have been recycling programs for plastics, cans, and paper for years. But recycling paper is not easy. Ink, adhesives, coatings and other contaminants must be removed from the paper before it can be recycled. Colorful wrapping paper in any form cannot be recovered.

There is a better way! Wisely Wrapped has been created out of the idea that we can still enjoy our holidays and gift giving, only without the waste. That’s why we have created a beautiful, colorful selection of reusable gift bags in a variety of designs for any occasion that can be used year after year. The best part is that the bags are made from recycled material

Sincerely,
Lecia Michels

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teal and black polkadot reusable giftbag

About Wisely Wrapped

Some Alarming Stats

The Wisely Wrapped Philosophy

Beautiful Waste