Sunday, November 27, 2011

22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #3













Green Tip

Today’s Green Tip is courtesy of Greenline Paper Company, the official office supply store for lori hill event productions. 
Opt for wrapping paper made with recycled content.   

The average American household increases their volume of trash by 25% during the holidays.  Much of this increase is due to the heavy use of greeting cards and gift wrapping paper.  Most store-bought gift wrapping paper contains absolutely no recycled content.  Check out these sources for recycled gift wrap paper.


Greenfield Paper Company



Gift Idea #3

Even though yesterday was Small Business Saturday®, I want to highlight another small business that I love to support.  earth alley, in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, offers gift items that are, among other things, fair trade and/or created from artisans who take discardable material and make it better by reusing it.  Many of these artisans are local to Baltimore (buying local is green, too!).  Check out this eco gift item which is pictured above.   

Tagua necklaces, key chains, earrings and bracelets

$9.99 – $49.99 each

Gift items are not available online, so come to Baltimore to see all the great gift items earth alley has to offer.

If you are not local to earth alley support a small business by checking out Green America's National Green Pages for a local, green business near you.

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