Giving and receiving gifts will continue to be one of the greatest attractions that Christmas brings every year, however, trends and habits have changed and consciousness for the sustainable is today an essential characteristic in buyers.
This is why the circular economy and material reuse processes are today a great alternative for the season.Daniel Rodríguez, founder of Amazozaiko, says that “without forgetting that the meaning of Christmas focuses on the family union and the details that demonstrate affection, we can be more sustainable at this time giving sense gifts or that they do not generate waste of difficult recycling".
Paper bags, cardboard boxes, yute, newspapers, old clothing and even organizers are some of the alternatives that will generate great astonishment in who receives the detail and great awareness in whoever gives it.
And it is that the issue of sustainability and care of the environment is already a generalized issue in the country and in consumption and the big chains ratify it.
Andrés Giraldo Baena, director of Bazar and seasons Grupo Success notes that “more and more people are aware of the impact of the materials used in the manufacture of products in general.And at Christmas sustainability is decisive to choose between one product or another ”.
The market offers great alternatives to wrap details, but you can also be recursive when binding the gifts using boiler, shoelaces, scarves, pieces or necklaces.
"We try to use Colombian raw materials because we are a company aimed at the small entrepreneur and the medium enterprises," said Alejandro Castillo, from Cajas y Pacaz Los Cartujos.And it is that at this Christmas time you have to concentrate not only on the tranquility and environmental well -being, but also on social impact.
And in sustainability issues, Edgar León G., gerente de Cajas, Estuches & Empaques, dice que el propósito de la empresa "es empacar historias y transmitir emociones a través de nuestras cajas hechas 100% por manos colombianas y materiales reciclados o a base de residuos".
Cardboard boxes
They are perfect and elegant to wrap details like Anchetas. Valeria León, Community Manager de Cajas Estuches & Empaques, destaca además que no solo están hechas de papel reciclados y fibra virgen, sino con pegantes a base de almidón de yuca.
Yute bags
Alejandro Castillo de Boxes of Packaging Los Cartujos, highlights the synthetic jute bags as a curious and sustainable alternative in this parties.In addition, cardboard boxes in different sizes and for several arrangements become infallible options.
Fabrics and newspaper
Traditional role is often not recycled and that is why you have to appeal to recursion to have conscious packaging.In Amazozaiko they recommend using fabric pieces, domicile bags on paper, newspaper and magazines to wrap the details.
Organizing case
Consistent with the care of the environment, the organizing boxes become a creative alternative and that can be used in the future.Brands such as industrial multiprojects focus on making alternatives for a Christmas with less plastic.
Paper bags
As Andrés Giraldo Baena, director of Bazar and seasons of the Success Group states, today customers look for plastic free materials and that can be recycled as Kraft paper packaging, made with 100% recycled paper.A great option for Christmas.
