Earth Greetings

Earth Greetings Environmental Policy

The Earth Considered
The biggest single threat to our forests is their conversion into woodchips, pulp and paper. When we destroy forests, we destroy the homes of many native animal and plant species. Our oceans, waterways and their inhabitants are being polluted and damaged by exposure to toxic paper mill effluent & printer waste.

They believe that unless we recognise and consider our impact on the Earth and our reliance on its air, water and resources, this destruction will ultimately lead to our own demise as humans. The aim at Earth Greetings is to do the absolute best they can to ensure they are using the most Earth considered means possible to create their products, and in doing so provide an Earth friendly alternative.

Earth Considered Printing
Earth Greetings choose printers who consider the environment in the printing process. This means ensuring:
• water use minimisation,
• digital to plate printing (less chemicals, energy & waste),
• the use of vegetable based inks
• alcohol free printing (less greenhouse gas emissions),
• the recycling or reusing of waste,
• low chemical and solvent usage and
• energy efficient production.

Earth Considered Paper
Earth Greetings choose paper stocks which:
• contain 100% post-consumer waste,
• are not chlorine bleached – eliminating highly toxic dioxin as a residue and
• are made by environmentally certified mills that recycle or capture waste before it enters the
environment.

Earth Considered Packaging
• cards are packaged for wholesale in 100% post-consumer recycled paper bags
• packaging is 100% biodegradable
• packaging is kept to a minimum with no unnecessary extras
• avoids the use of plastics.

Earth Considered Office
Their aim is to operate in such a way as to have minimal impact on the Earth’s environment by:
• using & re-using 100% post-consumer recycled paper for in-office printing
• recycling all office waste and composting food waste
• refilling and recycling toner cartridges
• using 100% accredited Green Power
• using energy efficient light bulbs
• they’ve even planted trees and shrubs native to their area outside the office

Carbon Offsets
They have offset the carbon created by their car, flights and embedded energy in their office with Carbon Neutral, who plant native trees to capture carbon dioxide, help combat salinity, prevent soil erosion, restore biodiversity and help revegetate degraded land. Their printer also offsets their carbon emissions associated with every print job they do for Earth Greetings.

“All in all I think Earth Greetings has done a superb job in creating a truly Eco-Friendly Business putting all their focus on caring for the environment!”