From Waste to Gift: A Zero-Waste Gifting Workshop

As part of the European Week for Waste Reduction, we will organise a full-day creative workshop to promote waste prevention, reuse and sustainable gift-giving.

The workshop will consist of three creative activities:

1. Seed Paper Flowers: Participants will transform waste paper into handmade seed-based floral gifts, giving discarded paper a new purpose.

2. Gift Boxes from Waste Cardboard: Participants will create gift boxes using discarded cardboard packaging, avoiding the need for new packaging materials.

3. Zero-Waste Gift Wrapping with the Japanese Furoshiki Technique: Instead of using disposable wrapping paper, ribbons or plastic packaging, participants will wrap their gifts using discarded textile fabrics. This traditional Japanese wrapping technique demonstrates how textile waste can be transformed into reusable and attractive gift packaging.

To encourage active participation and raise awareness about plastic waste, each attendee will bring one used plastic bottle as their entry ticket. The collected bottles will be directed to appropriate recycling channels.

Through this workshop, we aim to demonstrate that meaningful gifts do not require new resources or unnecessary packaging. By creatively reusing existing materials, we encourage participants to rethink consumption habits, reduce waste generation and embrace more sustainable everyday practices.

Our key message is: Give materials a second life, not waste a new one!