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New Project BLUE Surf Packs for the Surfrider Foundation are Created from 100% Recycled Plastic Bottles

Lucille Chi — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:54:15 +0000

I adore these DAKINE Spring 2009 Project Blue Surf Packs. Each pack is made out of 100% recycled plastic bottles with partial proceeds benefiting The Surfrider Foundation.

“Our new project BLUE surf packs not only help raise awareness and support for The Surfrider Foundation, but the packs also incorporate recycled materials that would otherwise end up as waste in our landfills…Protecting the environment is a priority for DAKINE; each season we look forward to expanding our use of recycled materials throughout the line” said Dave Bisset, Dakine Director of Product.

Most of the major surf brands are joining project BLUE . Check out the Surfrider blog too.

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Oblation Papers: Eco-Friendly Letterpress Stationery

Wenona Napolitano — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:50:02 +0000

Oblation Papers and Press is a unique old-world style letterpress print shop, urban paper mill and fine paper boutique. I found them while researching my green wedding book. They create custom wedding invitations on recycled cotton fiber paper. They also create many other types of beautiful papers, cards, and note cards. I just discovered they have a beautiful selection of holiday cards, stylish, elegant and perfect for a green holiday season’s greeting.

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Recycled Paper Tiger Shanghai at the Eco Design Fair in China this Weekend

Lucille Chi — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:30:06 +0000

Paper Tiger creates contemporary designed wrapping paper, using 100% recycled paper that is Chinese and Shanghai-inspired for those looking to give gifts in style.

Paper Tiger Shanghai will be participating at the ECODESIGN FAIR, Saturday, October 25 at URBN Hotel all day. PTS reports that the fair will include a

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My Good Greeting: Photo Greetings on Recycled Paper

Wenona Napolitano — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:28:45 +0000

It’s about time someone offered a service that allows you to create your own photo greeting cards that are printed on eco-friendly paper. My Good Greetings does just that.

For the first time, beautiful custom photo greeting cards, announcements and invitations, with matching envelopes and address labels, are completely earth-conscious – from printing to packaging – every step of the way.

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Wedding Announcements and Eco-Invitations!

Courtney Carlisle — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:31:09 +0000

Recently my friends, Emily and Zach, sent lovely, very simple postcards as a save the date for their eco-friendly fiesta and followed them up with an electronic invitation to their wedding in Santa Barbara this fall. As a guest, I am thrilled to have all of the information accessible through email and my computer and was happy not to have to throw away a beautiful albeit bulky invitation. Although I do understand that wedding Evite’s aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. For those not quite ready to give up invitations entirely, check out the eco-friendly letterpress cards from Bella Figura. Bella Figura, a 1% for the Planet vendor, boasts beautiful letterpress designs crafted by Debbie Urbanski and Harold Kyle, whose love for letterpress and style lead them on a rescue mission across the US saving old letterpresses and equipment from the scrapyards and also lead them to eventually marry (what a great story!).

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Eco-Friendly Wedding Invitations by EarthlyAffair.com

Stancie Wilson — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:25:48 +0000

It was when Jennifer Stambolsky was planning her own wedding that she found a lack of wedding invitations for the modern bride that were both gorgeous & eco-friendly. With a love of nature combined with a love of beautiful stationery, she launched EarthlyAffair.com.

Choose from two environmentally friendly papers, a premium 100% Recycled Post Consumer Recycled paper that uses no new trees and a heavyweight 60% Recycled (30% Post Consumer) Cotton paper that is Forest Stewardship Counsel certified. All envelopes are made of 100% post consumer waste, FSC certified and processed without the use of chlorine. Not only that but they are a carbon neutral business purchasing CO2 offsets for emissions caused by conducting business and shipping through carbonfund.org.

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