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Wanna spread holiday cheer without bringing down a forest?

Submitted by idealbite on Thu, 11/02/2006 - 7:00pm.
The Bite:
This holiday season, send recycled cards or bypass the trees altogether - send your greetings on alternative and fun papers like kenaf. "Yule" spread cheer and an important message.
The Benefits: 
  • Save trees. You can bet your stocking stuffers that most of the 2.65 billion cards bought in the US each year aren't recycled.
  • Be holiday-appropriate. Saying "Happy Hanukkah and Many More to Come" on a non-recycled card is kind of ironic considering we need trees to live.
  • Plantable cards that grow when you throw 'em in the backyard will bring a smile even to the Scrooges on your greeting card list.
Personally Speaking: 
Heather is holding tightly to her habit of sending out a notoriously long Christmas letter, but at least this year she switched to Hemp Heritage stationery. Jen, on the other hand, has fallen in love with Greene Street's customizable cards - she is putting a picture of Cricket scarfing down a Christmas cookie on the front.
Wanna Try: 
If e-cards aren't your thing, these are the next best for the planet:
  • Anne Taintor - clever, 50s-style images on recycled cards. Check our faves here and here ($15/10).
  • Mudlark - a Biter fave, with a classic design and a keepsake box ($15/25).
  • Speak 'Peace' Cards - kitschy elegance, made from 50% recycled paper, part of the sale helps kids who are hard of hearing ($12/8).
  • Peaceful Valley Greetings - 33 different holiday designs (some plantable) on recycled or tree-free papers, like kenaf ($10-$16 sets).
  • Hemp Heritage Paper - Greentree's hemp-based stationery for those of you who are verbose and want to write a treatise on your year.
  • Before you recycle 'em, stay tuned for an upcoming tip on what to do with the mounds of cards you get.

Related Blog Post: Cuckoo for Cards

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