Hidden Resources: Deep Dive 01 with Next Chance on Reusable Gift Wrapping

INTRODUCTIONLet’s wrap the year with a special holiday gift: the very first deep dive of Hidden Resources, the new interview series within Unboxing Your Packaging. And, fittingly, it’s all about reusable gift wrapping!I loved the energy and passion Maude and Gabrielle shared in our interview. Every choice they make reflects their values, and hearing their story really inspires. With the holidays approaching, it’s the perfect moment to celebrate and reconnect through the meaningful work they do at Next Chance.Discover how circular packaging solutions really work: from material choices and design to resource flows and real-world challenges. Structured insights, honest conversations, and practical frameworks you can apply: all based on the Develop Circular Packaging Solutions training. No sponsors, no fluff, just circularity in action!RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEThe Develop Circular Packaging Solutions online training: https://www.look4loops.com/develop-circular-packaging-solutions-trainingEpisode 14 https://www.look4loops.com/packaging-podcast/ep14-sustainable-gift-wrappingWHERE TO FIND MAUDE AND GABRIELLE AND NEXT CHANCE?The website of Next Chance: https://www.nextchance.ca/ABOUT GABRIELLE HUPPÉ AND MAUDE GIRARD FROM NEXT CHANCE Maude Girard and Gabrielle Huppé met while working in finance. As a couple in life, they always dreamed of building something meaningful together.In 2020, Next Chance was born from a realization that struck them: 540,000 tons of wrapping paper end up in the trash every year in Canada. That insight sparked their desire to create reusable fabric gift wraps.It is on the way that they discovered an even bigger problem: textile waste. More than 12% of the world's fabric production is thrown away without ever being used.They knew they could do more than observe, they could act. Next Chance became their way to transform deadstock fabrics into beautiful, lasting pieces for gift wraps and decorations.PODCAST MUSICSpecial thanks to Joachim Regout who made the jingle. Have a look at his work here. I am happy to bring a sample of our strong bonds on these sound waves. Since I was a child, he made me discover a wide range of music of all kinds. I am also delighted he is a nature lover and shares the Look4Loops 'out of the box philosophy'. He is an inspiring source of creativity for me.