“Papercraft” or paper models are printed and assembled by many as a hobby. Some enthusiasts are scratchbuilding their own using programs like Adobe Illustrator. Templates can be found all over the internet, ranging from quite simple to really complex. We recently stumbled upon this robot from Star Wars available for download here…
Tags: alternative, business card, Club Card, FSC, Mowhawk, Overnight Prints, Paper, postcard, Printing, vista print, vistaprint
Looking to print name cards or postcards for an upcoming event but want a more sustainable alternative than Overnight Prints or VistaPrint? Clubcard is a printing company with locations in San Francisco and Vancouver, selling what they are calling Green Cards. 100% post-consumer recycled cards printed on FSC certified 15.5 point uncoated matte Mohawk cardstock. They are printed weekly using vegetable based inks and can be printed full color on both sides.
This is a Holland-based company that produces an interesting material: Paper Foam.
Paper Foam is made out of recycled paper and its mechanical properties are similar to pulp or Styrofoam (often used in packaging applications). It can be rather fragile, but it offers new possibilities in finishes, colors and of course a sustainable component for the design of packaging and products.
Er Kankyo is another company that produces a similar product (based in Japan). Their website is only in Japanese, but it is worth checking out their products.
Tags: Organizations, Paper, plastic, recycle
The Biodegradable Products Institute, based in New York, evaluates and certifies materials and products that can become compost.
http://www.bpiworld.org/BPI-Public
I recommend checking out the list of materials that have already been approved (divided in categories) as well as reading through their criteria:
http://www.bpiworld.org/BPI-Public/Approved.html
They even have a specific logo that is applied to the approved products, to make sure people know these are biodegradable.
