Did you know - all our foiled cards can be recycled?
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Just here to remind you about my eco credentials and the fact that FOIL CARDS ARE ALL RECYCLABLE!
For real. I can *guarantee* you that you can put my cards in a recycling bin (if you don’t want to keep them forever!!).
I know there can be a lot of confusion over what your council will and won’t take in terms of recycling- but luckily for you I’ve done all the research so you don’t have to!
My cards are hot foil stamped. The foil itself is an incredibly thin layer of metal (much thinner than the ink on most paper!). There have been several studies done to show that this foil layer is so thin, it completely dissipates in the repulping (recycling) process. In fact, my foil producers studies show that you can have 90% coverage and still put it in the recycling bin!
BUT, I’d had a few people tell me that their councils wouldn’t accept foiled greeting cards, which i’ll admit stumped me for a while because there is zero reason for this to be the case. So, I trawled through all sorts of councils recycling lists, - including those who have to separate and those with mixed recycling - and I can categorically tell you that you can 100% put hot foiled greeting cards directly into your recycling bin.
Greeting cards always appear on the ‘okay’ list. The only time this isn’t okay is if the card has glitter.
However, a lot of councils specify that they won’t take *foil backed card*. Very unhelpfully they don’t tell you what that is- so it would be very easy to assume that it meant any card with foil.
Detective hat on to discover what ‘foil backed card’ might in fact be, and it turns out you’ll recognise it as that white cardboard foil backed lid from your favourite takeaway. Mystery solved.
I also use FSC instead of recycled paper - because FSC paper is very strictly regulated. Recycled paper only needs to have *some* recycled element, with no regulations. So could actually be 99% new pulp.
So I can sleep happily at night and so can you. My first mission as a stationery designer is to be as eco friendly as possible. Don't forget I have a full environmental policy on the website with links to my suppliers environmental policies. I like to be thorough so you can do your research too!
For real. I can *guarantee* you that you can put my cards in a recycling bin (if you don’t want to keep them forever!!).
I know there can be a lot of confusion over what your council will and won’t take in terms of recycling- but luckily for you I’ve done all the research so you don’t have to!
My cards are hot foil stamped. The foil itself is an incredibly thin layer of metal (much thinner than the ink on most paper!). There have been several studies done to show that this foil layer is so thin, it completely dissipates in the repulping (recycling) process. In fact, my foil producers studies show that you can have 90% coverage and still put it in the recycling bin!
BUT, I’d had a few people tell me that their councils wouldn’t accept foiled greeting cards, which i’ll admit stumped me for a while because there is zero reason for this to be the case. So, I trawled through all sorts of councils recycling lists, - including those who have to separate and those with mixed recycling - and I can categorically tell you that you can 100% put hot foiled greeting cards directly into your recycling bin.
Greeting cards always appear on the ‘okay’ list. The only time this isn’t okay is if the card has glitter.
However, a lot of councils specify that they won’t take *foil backed card*. Very unhelpfully they don’t tell you what that is- so it would be very easy to assume that it meant any card with foil.
Detective hat on to discover what ‘foil backed card’ might in fact be, and it turns out you’ll recognise it as that white cardboard foil backed lid from your favourite takeaway. Mystery solved.
I also use FSC instead of recycled paper - because FSC paper is very strictly regulated. Recycled paper only needs to have *some* recycled element, with no regulations. So could actually be 99% new pulp.
So I can sleep happily at night and so can you. My first mission as a stationery designer is to be as eco friendly as possible. Don't forget I have a full environmental policy on the website with links to my suppliers environmental policies. I like to be thorough so you can do your research too!