Dear Heloise: We’ll be spending hours wrapping Christmas and Hannukah gifts in a few weeks, using a lot of paper sourced from forest trees that would be better left standing. I hate wrapping! I’ve ...

Wrapping paper – that thing that makes our holiday gifts look so festive – has a landfill problem. If it's shiny, metallic, or glitter-encrusted it's not recyclable. And even recycled paper isn't ...

Furoshiki is the Japanese tradition of wrapping objects in cloth to cover or transport them. Some are turning to it as a more eco-friendly way to wrap presents without wasting paper. Much of the paper ...

Keiko Furoshiki is a family business reimagining the centuries-old Japanese tradition of furoshiki. Furoshiki translates to “bath spread,” a reference to the practice’s origins: using cloth to ...

Sure, wrapping paper is pretty. But it can also be pricey, impossible to recycle, and tricky to keep organized if you have an abundance of it. This season, consider using materials you already have at ...

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Between higher prices, storage headaches, and overflowing trash bins, a lot of households are ditching traditional gift wrap. They’re not going minimalist; they’re getting practical. The shift is ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." We all look forward to opening presents with friends and family, but the leftover wrapping paper that ...