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MCC Daily Tribune

Green Tip: Greening the Gift

According to Jodi Smits Anderson, Dormitory Authority State of New York, the holy trinity of greener gifting is:

Green the Gift -- think of the receiver

  • re-gift treasures or re-task (an old photo framed or made into a magnet)
  • make something (start early!)
  • sustainable items (glass or durable straws as stocking stuffers, bar shampoo and conditioner --locally made and no plastic bottles)
  • give an experience (theatre tickets, game night (with a board game), that undone chore)

Green the Packaging

  • wrap with re-purposed materials (comics, brown paper - plain or with potato prints or drawings)
  • wrap with a gift--make the packaging part of the gift (wrap a book with a pashmina, paint a mason jar to hold bath salts)
  • durable - make reusable cotton cloth bags to put gifts in

Green the Giving

  • slow down and make traditions - be mindful
  • make a theme and each gift must relate to the theme (duct tape, Star Wars, elements)
  • give 'em a clue - two photos on the gift tag so they had to guess what the gift is, word search, riddles

Ann Penwarden
Sustainability Steering Committee’s Recycling Committee
11/05/2019