Green Business

Not just eco friendly products but an eco friendly office as well!

In an effort to have little waste, here are some of the things we are doing. We welcome comments and ideas as we are trying hard to have the best eco friendly workshop as possible.

Shipping:

• We don't use any packaging materials inside the mailing envelopes.
• We use 100% recycled shipping labels.
• Our packing slips are minimized for less paper waste & we use 100% recycled paper.
• Our business cards and care tags are made with 100% recycled paper.
• The care instructions & return policy are purposely printed on the back of the packing slip for less waste.
• The care instructions for retailers are printed on business size cards made with 100% recycled paper & attached with cotton twine for little waste.
• Instead of sending a brochure regarding organic cotton, we link to it here.

Recycling:

• We recycle paper, cardboard and yes even material!
• First: having found extra fabric was left over after cutting out our products, I designed the tissue pouches. Not only does it reduce the material waste, it reduces the waste from all those small tissue packages. Some of our pouches are pieced together to help minimize waste.
• Second: any left over fabric is recycled thru Bay Area Recycling for Charities a local recycling company.
• We even got our storage shelves from Odom Reusable Building Materials - another local company.

Around the Workshop:

• Our office is in one of the largest historic preservation & adaptive reuse redevelopments in the country The Village at Grand Traverse Commons. Having our office here allows us to carpool everyday to work & school - saving time, money, & most importantly the earth.
• We use natural light & CFL lighting.
• There are no paper plates, cups or napkins - we use regular dishes and cloth napkins.
• Our cleaning supplies consist of baking soda, peroxide & Seventh Generation dish soap.
• Our 100% cotton fabric is pre-washed in Seventh Generation laundry soap with no dyes or perfumes and we don't use a dryer sheet.
• The storage containers that we use are enamelware boxes which we have found in resale & antique shops.

About our Fabric:

We are very picky when it comes to our fabric. We use only 100% certified organic cotton, which is better for the earth and us versus conventionally grown cotton. Our cotton is also certified to GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standards) and is also Fair Trade and CPSIA (Consumer Products Safety Commission Improvement Act) compliant. Our liner is a waterproof material that consists of nylon with a polyurethane coating (the untreated side comes into contact with the food). Our products have been CPSIA tested and is compliant to be in contact with food.

RECYCLE   REDUCE   REUSE   RETHINK