Furoshiki: Don’t Throw Away Tons of Wrapping Paper This Holiday!

The average family’s waste goes up by over 30% each holiday season — and we’re willing to bet a good portion of that waste comes from the wrapping paper and boxes we toss after holiday gifts have been unwrapped!

GLOSStv’s producer Sarah Nakane-McKee grew up giving presents to friends and family in a traditional Japanese way: by wrapping the gifts in scarves. Not only beautiful, Furoshiki is also an eco-friendly way to cut down on all the waste we end up with after all the holiday presents have been unwrapped.

She showed us a few ways to wrap the gifts — check out some of the beautiful ideas in the video below and for more inspiration, visit Furoshiki.com.