As the holiday season gets into full swing, one inevitable byproduct of the widespread cheer will be masses of waste wrapping paper. One interesting idea to reduce this comes via Eden's Paper, which is billed as a "100 percent plantable wrapping paper," and can be used to grow vegetables by simply placing the paper into some soil, adding water, and waiting for nature to do its thing.
Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, Eden's Paper features five designs to choose from: Carrots, Tomato, Broccoli, Chilli, and Onion – all of which come with the corresponding (organic) seeds embedded on the back of the wrapping paper, encapsulated within layers of biodegradable tissue paper.
As one would hope, the wrapping paper itself is derived from 100 percent recycled paper, and even the ink is vegetable-based, so it won't harm the soil. In addition, no glues or other harmful products are used in the manufacturing process.
A minimum pledge of £5 (roughly US$8) is required to snag one sheet of broccoli wrapping paper. As of writing, the campaign still has 18 days left to run, with £1,000 of its £25,000 goal raised thus far.
The promo video below sheds a little more light on the project
Source: BEAF via Kickstarter