THE ART OF PACKING + SHIPPING
SUSTAINABLY
I’ve had myriad conversations and delved deeply into researching the best ways to package and ship sustainably leading up to our launch. To be honest, before delving so intricately into it, I thought for sure I was going to choose “compostable everything” for all of my packing and shipping needs, but on closer observation, and seeing how the domino effect that packing and shipping takes on after it leaves our own hands and is out there in the world, I took a mindful pause in that decision, and you can read about how that decision changed for me in our blog titled CRACKING THE MYSTICISM BEHIND ECO-FRIENDLY PACKAGING. Here at THE BEAUTIFUL EARTH, we are honoring shipping as a sustainable action that may cost us more to package and get to you in a sustainable way, but we are more than happy to embrace and make this a fun, positive enterprise in our office.
xx Bethany
What we use to package + ship to you:
RECYCLED POLY MAILERS
- Recycled Content - 100% of functional recycled resin.
- PCW Content - Made with 50% post-consumer waste that has been diverted from landfills
- Circular - High recycled content that can readily recycled into a useful product in its next life
- Thin Film Recyclable - Recyclable via thin-film bins
nationwide at store drop-off locations - Reusable - Features a dual adhesive strip to easily reuse the mailer for a return or second shipment
TISSUE PAPER
- 100% Recycled Content
- 20% PCW Content
- Plastic Free
- Curbside Recyclable
- Naturally Biodegradable
- FSC-certified
- PCF Processed Chlorine Free
- Neutral PH (anti-tarnish)
- 10 lbs basis weight (17gsm)
- 19.5 x 30” (printed)
- Minimally printed with Algae Ink or water-based inks, has no glitter or plastics.
NON-COATED RECYCLED TAGS (instead of traditional tags)
- Smooth, uncoated paper in white
- Recycled content - 100% recycled, 100% post consumer waste
- Eco-features - FSC Certified, Green Seal Certified, Processed Chlorine-Free
- FSC Certified, sourced from Neenah Paper, Mohawk Fine Paper + CTI Paper
- Printed with Algae Ink
- End-Of-Life, Curb Side Recyclable, naturally biodegradable, + compostable
- HEMP TWINE (over plastic attachment)
ZERO WASTE STICKERS
- Zero Waste Liner on recycled paper sheets
- Uncoated Paper (100% post-consumer waste)
- 100% recycled, curbside recyclable release liner
- 100% PCW white paper
DIRECT THERMAL SHIPPING LABEL
- Zero Waste Liner
- 4” x 6”
- 100% recycled content + is curbside recyclable with a recycle-friendly, high-performance acrylic emulsion adhesive
NOTE CARDS
- Smooth, uncoated paper
- Recycled content - 100% recycled, 100% post consumer waste
- FSC Certified, Green Seal Certified, Processed Chlorine Free
- Printed with Algae Ink
- Curb Side Recyclable, naturally biodegradable, + compostable
WEEKLY SHIPMENTS
- We ship only twice a week instead of every day to minimize our carbon footprint.
OUR INCENTIVE FOR YOU TO INSTILL + CARRY ON THIS NEW SHIPPING TRADITION:
For every customer of ours who takes a photo/vid of themselves reusing their poly mailer (i.e. a pic/vid of themselves in the Post Office line, at Fedex, UPS, etc.) and/or every customer putting their poly mailer in one of the local Thin Film Bins in their city, we will give you an extra 10% off of your next purchase.
For a list of your nearest Thin Film Bins go to:
https://search.earth911.com/
POST + TAG US AND WE’LL DM YOU A DISCOUNT CODE!
To learn more about our shipping
choices, read Velina’s blog here.