Reuse Packaging Today

You Can Encourage People To Create Less Waste The challenge in creating less waste is not the effort required, rather it’s making people aware of how easy it is to reduce, reuse and recycle. To help spread the word we encourage you to reuse at least 1 item every day, and have made it simple for you to encourage customers to join this cause. Reuse It Today! Download a copy of the reuse tips chart. It contains practical, and easily implemented ideas for reusing boxes, paper and plastic bags. Forward it on to friends, and handout copies to customers who’ve made purchases. Spreading reuse tips is a fast, simple way for you to support the environment. Imagine the satisfaction in knowing you’ve helped others become more environmentally savvy. Spread Ideas, Not Trash The more people this program reaches, the more likely it will have a positive impact. This will only be accomplished with your help, and we are grateful for your participation. If want additional ideas beyond the reuse tips chart, we’ve added links to tutorials for more creative and fun ways to reuse packaging. Enjoy!

Hand Out Reuse Tips Show customers you care about the environment. Download a fun list of useful ways to reuse packaging. Drop it in a gift bag or box as a reminder. For more reuse ideas visit the tutorials section.

Tutorials

Turn Tissue Paper Into Pom Pom Flowers

Gift bags seem to be more popular than gift wrap nowadays which means you probably have alot of tissue paper lying around the house. Sure you could recycle this paper, but why not add a fresh feel to your home by creating tissue pom pop flowers? Nicole of Lillyella has a great tutorial for doing just that.

Turn Plastic Bags Into A Water Bottle Holder

Cindy is a crochet master. In this tutorial she'll show you how to create a water bottle holder with a sling made from plastic bags.

Create Wall Flowers From Plastic Bags

People have a tendency to overlook their consumption of limited resources. Megan MacMurray and Angela Pablo recognized this problem, and hope to change our behavior through Project Garden Electric. As part of this activity, they've focused on plastic bags, hoping to draw attention with their plastic wall flowers tutorial and get people to begin reducing, and if not reusing, recycling their plastic bags. You can view their full wall flower tutorial on Instructables.

Recycle Flake

Although we haven't personally asked him, Santa is obviously a fan of recycling. He'd be mighty impressed at the recycleflakes made by Chanelle and her daughter. While their creation used an old Crate & Barrel magazine, we think cutting patterns into colorful paper bags would also make festive decorations.

How To Fuse Plastic Bags Together

Have some new sewing projects you are dying to try but don’t have any fabric on hand? Here is a great tutorial on how to make your own material from plastic grocery bags. You likely already have everything you need, and best of all it’s a great way to reuse your plastic bags.

Create A Frame Ornament

Looking for a quick craft to do with the kids? Here’s how you can turn an old sweater into a Christmas ornament/picture frame. You can adapt it a bit and use some of your old gift bags or boxes to do the same.