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After a later position interacting with federal and state regulatory agencies for a chemical company, Karen obtained a job in a county agency dealing with municipal solid waste issues  then became a mom! </p> <p> We receive a lot of gifts over a lifetime! Years of celebrations with numerous family and friends result in vast quantities of paper and wrapping products thrown away in the blink of an eye. Karen was touched when she received a wedding gift in a large, beautiful scarf and began giving her family and friends gifts in reusable cloth  wraps . Some of the cloth wraps were Karen s favorite remnants so it became customary for people to open their gift, turn around, and return the cloth wrapping. </p> <p> After sewing special wraps for family one year, positive feedback of the easy concept and the fun fabric choices made it necessary to make them more available. Whether a ClothWrap is offered as part of a gift, or is reused over and over for family and friends &mdash; a ClothWrap will help reduce unnecessary paper waste at our gift giving events. </p> <p> ClothWraps is a business offering a Means for Change &mdash; changing how we wrap and offer gifts to our family and friends. There is currently a need in the market place for reusable, sustainable, and quality gift wrapping. ClothWraps make a useful solution to minimize unnecessary gift wrapping waste, before and after gift opening. ClothWraps are manufactured with minimal waste, as large, medium and small wraps are cut in a cost-effective manner leaving few scrap remains for disposal in our local landfill. </p> <p> The City of Seattle located within King County, Washington, along with neighboring counties, are already exporting garbage by rail to distant landfills. Nearly all of the garbage generated by King County residents living outside of Seattle is disposed in the one remaining landfill within King County - Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. Per the King County Solid Waste Division, this landfill received 930,617 tons of municipal solid waste in 2008. Of the total materials disposed, 23% was paper  the number one category of materials disposed according to a recent study by the King County Solid Waste Division. </p> <p> Providing quality, reusable cloth gift wraps will help decrease the paper waste stream in landfills across the United States. Per the Environmental Protection Agency, product reuse, also known as source reduction or waste prevention, is the most preferred method of environmentally sound strategies for municipal solid waste. If waste is not created, there is no need to manage it later. </p> <p> Either to conserve your local landfill space and the environment, or to conserve your time and money, or both, reusable ClothWraps are environmentally responsible, economical, and a necessary addition to your gift wrapping solutions. </p> </div> <div id="two-column-right"> <h2> Amazing Waste</h2> <p> Take this poem with a grain of salt...<br /> I could not help it-<br /> It's not my fault!</p> <p> My parents sent me off to college<br /> To gain environmental knowledge-<br /> It's in this field I have much passion<br /> So read on...and remember the salt-<br /> Just a ration...</p> <p> Yes, the waste is &quot;Amazing&quot;<br /> And I don't mean &quot;Grace...&quot;<br /> It's time to determine the fate of our &quot;space&quot;</p> <p> Reduce and Reuse<br /> It's up to us<br /> It's fun and it's frugal<br /> And much less fuss...</p> <p> Just tuck your gift in this giving &quot;wrap&quot;<br /> After it's opened, kindly as for it back...<br /> Explain it's for a good cause<br /> It makes a difference<br /> It's reducing waste - and that makes sense.</p> <p> It's not much to ask<br /> It's so little to do<br /> After all-<br /> The fate of our world <i>does</i> depend on you...</p> <p> &copy; 2004, Karen Nold</p> </div> </div> <!-- CONTENT SIDE COLUMN --> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <!-- FOOTER --> <div id="footer"> Copyright &copy; 2009, Cloth Wraps <a href="https://id18533.securedata.net/clothwraps.com/merchantmanager/view_information.php?pId=3">Terms of Use</a> <!-- Right section of Footer --> <div> &nbsp;</div> </div> <div id="footer-sub"> <table id="footer-menu" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td title="Home Page" id="MenuItem2n0"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <a href="index.html">Home</a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td style="width: 5px; white-space: nowrap;"> | </td> <td title="ClothWraps Storefront" id="MenuItem2n1"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <a href="http://merch01.siteprotect.com/clothwraps.com/">Shop</a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td style="width: 5px; white-space: nowrap;"> | </td> <td title="Business Overview" id="MenuItem2n2"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <a href="about.htm">About</a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td style="width: 5px; white-space: nowrap;"> | </td> <td title="Contact Information" id="MenuItem2n3"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> <a href="contact.htm">Contact</a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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