Earth-Friendly Practices
Single Use Items
The following single-use items are curbside recyclable: rigid mailers, padded mailers, shipping labels, chipboard, recycling information note.
The greeting cards come in a compostable clear slip; please do not store items in this slip as it is meant to decompose under ideal conditions.**
Fine Art Prints come in an archival-quality clear slip that is not recyclable or compostable; please re-use this item. This is because prints require a little extra protection, and customers often store or display prints while still inside the slip. (I like to use these for photo storage).
Specifics
All greeting cards include Camel-colored Keaykolour envelopes. These envelopes are 100% recycled, FSC certified, elemental-chlorine free, and made using wind power.
The clear bags that greeting cards are shipped in are made of plant-based material, PLA. They are certified compostable. Please check to see if your local compost accepts these. These bags are not archival, please remove items from the bags upon receiving.**
The following shipping items are curbside recyclable:
- Rigid Mailers are 100% recycled with a minimum 35% post-consumer material.
- Padded Mailers are 77% recycled paper fibers and 62% post-consumer material.
- Shipping Labels are 100% recycled. I use labels with a recyclable liner to reduce waste.
- Chipboard pieces are 100% recycled with at least 54% post-consumer material.
- Recycling info is printed on 100% post-consumer material paper.
**After some additional research, I have decided the compostable PLA clear slips used for greeting cards and sticker sets are not the most earth-friendly option. Very few city compost sites accept these because they can be difficult to tell from other plastics. I will be using up what I have, and I kindly ask you to check with your local compost service (if you have one in your area) to see if they accept PLA compostable plastic. I will likely be switching to a recycled and recyclable clear slip. Thank you for your patience as Clumsy Bee Studio works to improve our practices! Please check in with this page for any updates.
Goals for the Future
Possible future changes include and are not limited to switching to an eco-friendly sticker paper, adding a second printer for certain projects, and continued research into packaging options.
Please check-in for any updates.
Thank you!
Kiara Perkins
Clumsy Bee Studio LLC