Did you know that, as long as it's not 100 percent glitter-encrusted, gift wrap is recyclable? Even if it has bits of tape on it. Even if it has metallic ink. Or crayon or stickers. One thing Seattle does right is make it easy to recycle.

I love the holidays, but I despise the amount of waste it generates. Some ideas for eco-friendly gift wrap in my story for The Seattle Times.

Joseph saw me wrapping gifts for this story and he got SO excited. Sorry kid, these are random empty boxes. Shot in my studio (the kitchen counter) under a softbox (the skylight) on white seamless (the back of an old poster).