The Zero Waste Movement seeks sustainable solutions to the many environmental problems posed by single-use plastic.
Use furoshiki (cloth wrapping) instead of plastic bags
I've created what you might call a "mottainai furoshiki". The Japanese word mottainai means it's a shame for something to go to waste without having made use of its potential in full. The furoshiki is made of a fiber manufactured from recycled PET bottles, and has a birds-and-flowers motif drawn by Itoh Jakuchu, a painter of the mid-Edo era.
In Focus: Minister Koike created the "Mottainai Furoshiki" [MOE]
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Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese art of folding cloth. Cloth-folding can be used in lieu of disposable bags and wrapping paper.
A PDF of different folding styles is available at the link. And here is a Youtube video demonstrating some techniques.



