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Packaging can be beautiful and elegant but can it be harmful to environment? Every special anniversary, Christmas, Birthday, or New Year, we receive gifts. They are wrapped in colorful papers to match the event. The wrappers always look nice. Some with glitters, some are decorated with shiny paper, and some are designed beautifully. I myself always unwrap them carefully to get the whole papers to use in the next year. But someone simply just tear off the wrapper and throw them away. I come to think are the wrappers really that needy? After the Boxing Day, tons of wrappers from all over the world will become paper wastes that cannot be recycled. Some family may keep them for the next year while some may dump them into the bin. How can the action effect nature Firstly, the poor management of paper can harm nature. If the wrappers cannot be recycled, where can people possibly keep them? Actually, why would we keep them at all? That?s why most of the wrappers end up in the incinerator. Burning tons after tons of paper can create pollution. Some of the wrappers contain plastic and give out toxic emission when burned. The process of burning also results on the emission of green house gas that provokes global warming. Secondly, the waste of materials and land. Papers are made from trees. Big paper companies deforest some area to clear the land and plant the paper trees. With more requirements of papers, more areas are deforested. Furthermore, the factories that produce paper have to work harder to meet the demands during the special events.Most of the greenhouse gas comes from the machinery in factories. In my opinion, papers industries can save both their revenue and environment if the demands for papers go down.
According to the harms created, wouldn't it be better if we just cut down the requirements for gifts wrappers? I come up with 4R possible solutions 1. Redesign: DIY your gift wrappers into new invention! For example, wrap your diary, notebook, make collage and so on. 2. Reuse: Tear the wrappers carefully and keep them until the next event. 3. Reduce: Stop using the wrappers. the best way to get rid of pollution is to reduce its cause. 4. Remember: Never buy the gift just because of its beauty packaging. Some excessive things are not needed. We need to cut down from using something not essential to help the world. The look of the presents doesn't matter much in fact. The thing that matters is the things inside the box or underneath the wrappings. |
 
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Hand made package is simply wonderful dear Swasamon :) Wow your dad gifted a veggie garden to your mother, that's such an innovative way of celebration. My regards to your parents in this aspect :) More happy to know your neighbors are imitating too :)
Posted 01-02-2015 00:33
Thanks for commenting guys! The vegetable tasted...organic! It's full of sticky, hard fiber but I know it's clean and that's all that really matters. My neighbors saw our garden and started to plant their own veggie garden! I'm glad that our small positive action can be noticed and taken after by the others.
Posted 31-01-2015 22:31
I am amazed Swasamon, by your wonderful & practical report.
1. The dated collage is very motivational & descriptive on how a 30Sq ft area has become a Vegetable garden.
2. All such packaging which is irrelevant must be discourage, else reused.
3. Gifting seedlings is an excellent idea. I do this with my friends regularly. I gift them plants.
4. You have used a one side printed paper for packaging. This is very good. Me & my brother use one side printed paper for notes & practice for studies.
Let's protect the environment with all our efforts.
Posted 31-01-2015 19:30
That's really an amazing gift by your dad!!
And i loved your idea of gifting seeds and plants and packing them on handmade wrappers.You are really creative Swasamon.I also do collect the wrappers and reuse them.Thank you for such a beautiful report.Keep on living green. :)
Posted 31-01-2015 15:13
WOW! Amazing gift by your Dad. You must be so overwhelmed to see the seeds transforming to seedlings to leaves and finally ready to eat. Truely home grown produce. What a satisfaction it must have been. And you are so right that we should not be carried away with elegant and eye catching packagings.We should reduce the use and purchase of packagings/packaged gifts and if at all we have , we should reuse and recycle them. I am impressed with your inspirational report and the way you showed your efforts through collage. Keep it up.
Posted 31-01-2015 01:21