Our top 5 eco-friendly holiday wrapping alternatives

With Canada’s single-use plastics ban officially starting today, here are five alternatives you can use to wrap your gifts this Christmas. (Bonus: They’re cute AND eco-friendly!)

1. Furoshiki
They’re under all the Christmas trees this holiday season! The furoshiki wrap, a Japanese invention, makes for a cute and definitely unique wrapping alternative. Simply tie it like a bow and voilà.

2. Mason jars 
They’re hip. They’re trendy. They’re easily accessible. Enough said.

3. Kraft paper
Nothing says more homemade than kraft paper. Personalize it with stamps or illustrations so you can proudly say “Yep, it’s D.I.Y!”

4. Newspaper
Hot off the press! If your Pinterest feed is as rustic and homebody as ours, wrapping your gifts in newspaper is a must this season. 

5. Reuseable boxes
Instead of buying rolls of shiny plastic, pull out the boxes that have been hanging out in your basement for way too long. If that’s not an option for you, find cute reuseable ones here that will last you years.