Decorate your card with hearts, cupids, arrows, and other valentine symbols cut from scraps of construction paper. Instead of using new construction paper for the card portion, use scraps of paper to make a smaller card or obtain preconsumer waste paper from your local printing company. Don't wait till next Valentine's Day to use cut paper letters again to make cards. Create them for any occasion, including birthdays and holidays like Mother's Day. When you've taken everything from the magazines of interest or use to you, take them to your recycling center or drop-off point to be recycled.
Some retailers sell the matching envelopes, but many times, they're just thrown in the trash.
Help save landfill space and natural resources by asking the retailer to save the envelopes for you. Return to Departments Previous Activities Select this to choose other activities.