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Not all Christmas gift cards deserve the dumpster - Lifestyle

2020-01-01T10:41:10.116Z


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A mountain of paper and cardboard waste, equal to 75 thousand tons of wrappers, boxes, cockades and ribbons used to wrap gifts, is forming in these days after Christmas. After the hangover of the gifts exchanged on the days of Christmas Eve and Holy Christmas, we are preparing to produce an excessive dose of waste but not everything deserves to end up in the garbage. Many materials can be happily recycled and not only by throwing them in the bins differentiated according to the materials they are made of but making new decorations for the home, toys for children and even other gifts, while also respecting the environment. Creative recycling is an increasingly felt trend in European countries and after the Christmas holidays the 'do it yourself' focuses on this type of waste. How to give new life to this kind of leftovers? Social media are full of DIY tutorials and the post-party sections accumulate likes and views. The e-commerce company ManoMano.it, specializing in home furnishings, DIY and online gardening offers original solutions so much that in 2019 it returned to the Next40, index of the most promising and potential start-ups of French Tech. "Everything can have a second life, - it is among the leitmotives of the creative minds of the company, with headquarters in Paris and market in France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Germany. In what way? Here are some ideas from ManoMano: Christmas lights can stay in the living room to create bright spots and a warm atmosphere, or they can be used to illuminate some areas of terraces, balconies and gardens. The cork stoppers can be cut out with a cutter to create place cards, original puppets, frames and notice boards with the help of with hot glue. The leftovers of the red candles can be melted in a water bath and poured into molds (oven, metal or silicone) to create new candles to be used all year round. What about the gift wrapping paper? "The ideas are many. Just look at them with a creative eye and work with your imagination. You can glue them together, make postcards, balls, paper angels. "Without forgetting that nests and kindergartens with a green spirit collect with pleasure decorations, wrapping paper and ribbons still in good condition for the school jobs that the children do all the year.

Go to the website http://www.manomano.it/

Source: ansa

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