by TreeHugger
Redeem Gift Cards on Your Cell Phone and Ditch the Plastic
1:50 pm in Business & Politics, gift cards, gifts, Science & Technology, technology by TreeHugger
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I have a few issues with gift cards. First, they're little plastic cards that people rarely ever refill and therefore are basically single-use items. The recycling rate on these is probably very low (though the options for using them in crafts for upcycled items are endless). And finally, there's the issue of all the packaging created just for giving gift cards, from metal tins to elaborate cards and cases, because apparently simply handing someone a gift card it's good enough. GiftRocket is a new service that let...Read the full story on TreeHugger
