Opening presents together with loved ones is often a joyous part of the holiday season, but it can also create a lot of extra waste. With piles of shiny Christmas paper, bows, boxes, and gift bags, ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Wrapping paper may have "paper" in its name, but that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert Peterson Wrapping Christmas gifts is a classic holiday tradition. There's something magical about choosing new coordinating ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though Christmas is behind us, you may still have some post-holiday cleanup to take care of. Everyone knows how to do dishes, ...

"The mountains of things we throw away are much greater than the things we use." So wrote John Steinbeck in his 1962 novel, Travels With Charley. And for America, at least, it holds too true: In the ...

Q: I receive a number of packages wrapped in paper but the paper is covered with tape. I wonder if all the tape degrades the paper because of all the plastic content. Is it worth recycling them? — B.S ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Few moments compare to watching your loved ones eagerly tear through the layers of wrapping paper and ribbons on Christmas morning. The not-so-fun part is the cleanup afterwards.