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How Environmentally Friendly are our Products?

 

We are passionate about delivering the highest quality fine art prints and we are committed to quality. However, it's just as important to us that our print shop is as eco-friendly, and resource-saving, as possible. We take all the steps we possibly can to make this a reality.

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The Archival Paper that is used for our prints is made of the highest quality raw materials. The paper is ethically sourced from renewable forests and FSC certified, FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits. The individual paper can be traced back to the original forest. The paper we use is tested for UV resistance, so your artwork will continue to look amazing over time.

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Our postcards and envelopes that the postcards come in are all FSC certified too, our stickers we use on our envelopes are unfortunately not from renewable resources, so have to be put into general waste.

The plastic sleeves that our prints are shipped out in are compostable. Compostable plastics are the next generation of plastics- they come from renewable materials and break down through composting. Compostable plastics are non-toxic and decompose back into carbon dioxide, water, and biomass.

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The envelopes we package our prints in are paper-based, with no plastic and are easily recyclable. We also use a water-based 'Fragile' stamp on our envelopes. Water-based ink is much more gentle on the environment than plastisol ink. It simply doesn't contain any of the toxic chemicals of its plastisol counterparts.

We tape our prints to the centre of the envelope to prevent any corners from being bashed. We use washi tape for this, which is an eco-friendly alternative to plastic adhesive tape. Washi tape is an adhesive tape made from traditional Japanese paper. It is biodegradable and can be made from different kinds of tree or plant fibre. The adhesive side is made from natural rubber adhesive.

 
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