Stamping Green

It's Earth Day, what are you doing to make a difference today?  My family will walk our mountain roads and pick up garbage, in addition to our daily recycling efforts.

Stampin' Up! Green Practices

Here are a few things that Stampin' Up! does to try to make a difference in the environment and conserve energy:

• Rubber:  Stampin' Up! donates excess rubber from manufacturing to Courage Reins, a nonprofit organization providing horseback riding therapy to physically and mentally challenged children.  The organization funds their programs from the sales of the ground rubber used in playgrounds and horse stables.
• Wood Blocks:  Wood blocks are created from a renewable source using sustainable practices:  a maple tree farm grows them specifically for the purpose of harvesting wood.
• Card Stock and Paper:  The paper used for shipping with Stampin' Up! is 100% recycled, and our cardstock contains recycled paper, too!  In fact, Basic Black is our greenest color because the darker shades use the most recycled paper in them.  Also, our paper broker is certified to help ensure that our paper and card stock mills use paper from sustainably managed forests and that the mills are taking steps to lessen their carbon footprint.  One of the mills even generates their own power!
• Buildings:  Stampin' Up! facilities use geothermal wells to reduce the consumption of heating oil or natural gas, lights are on sensors and timers to reduce the use of electricity, filters are in place to reduce any air pollution that stamp production may create, native water-wise plants are used in landscaping, and sprinklers minimize evaporation.
• Carbon footprint:  Shipping practices are designed to reduce the carbon footprint, including using non-peak traffic hours with UPS, and carpooling stamp facility transfers with otherwise-empty Sysco food delivery trucks!

As an environmental engineer myself, I am proud of Stampin' Up! and their efforts to continually implement ways to improve their business practices to do what's right for our environment!

Stamp away today!
Michelle

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