As a society, we are surrounded by plastic-wrapped everything. Let's help the greeting card industry create one thing that's not.

 

But how?...

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• We could send one card in a cello for the front display, 'naked' cards behind it

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• We could accept a certain minor number of returns each quarter/season/year that get damaged

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• We could charge a small fee for sending the cellos, otherwise all cards come naked, OR we could discount naked cards since we're saving on labor to stuff the darn things anyway

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• Paper Not Plastic will send any stores who want to 'opt in' to this initiative some marketing materials to display at the card racks and at their register - this could be a huge selling/marketing tool for them! 

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We need to protect our products but bubble wrap creates such a substantial amount of waste. It's nice to think of it being re-used, but often stores do not have the storage to keep it for future use and it ends up in the bin. 

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• We can really load up on newsprint for packaging. it's cheap and easily/obviously recyclable. and makes a nice soft bed for product.

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• Double boxing also great option if possible, especially using re-purposed boxes

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• Bring in any packaing from home and re-use, and have all employees do the same

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Clear boxes from China... cheap and, well... clear. Perfect to show what's inside, but so much waste. What are other options?

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• Cardboard boxes with cutout windows for boxed sets of cards

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• Belly bands for notepads and notebooks or for bundling cards

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• Small paper merchandise bags for retail orders

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• Cardboard sleeves for notebooks

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• Paper stickers with paper backing are real! (regular stickers are actually just pvc plastic with non-recyclable backing)
   

• Join the Facebook group PaperNotPlastic to share environment-friendly vendors and resources. 

Join the Facebook group Paper Not Plastic to share and discuss:

 

• Environmentally-friendly vendors and resources
   

• Ideas on how to change the industry towards more environmentally-sustainable standards
   

• Figure out ways to communicate our findings to other companies in the industry
   

• Learn from and support each other! This is going to be an uphill battle so anything encouraging should be shared, lest any of us tumble into the pit of despair.