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Kenaf, a fibrous plant used in paper-making.
For the reasonable and competitive price of $2.50 each (USA) Tree-Free Greetings® are an attractive alternative to your normal greeting card, but look and feel exactly the same.
The Swanzey, New Hampshire based company strives to use 100% tree free paper in all of its products which include individual cards, card sets, gift bags and custom orders.
According to their website:
Tree-Free - Tree-Free is better than recycled* - The production of Tree-Free paper uses less water, no chlorine or harmful chemicals, & requires less energy. Tree-Free uses paper from sustainably harvested sources like kenaf, sugar cane, and bamboo, as well as from post-consumer recycled paper.
Sweet-Paper™
Our Sweet-Paper™ cards and envelopes are made from 50% Sugar cane bagasse and 50% recycled fiber, including 30% post-consumer. Sugar cane bagasse is a waste product of the sugar refining industry; it is the fibrous material remaining in the sugar cane after the sugar is removed. By using this waste product as paper pulp, we are putting to good use a product which would otherwise be land-filled!
Our Sweet-Paper™ cards and envelopes are made from 50% Sugar cane bagasse and 50% recycled fiber, including 30% post-consumer. Sugar cane bagasse is a waste product of the sugar refining industry; it is the fibrous material remaining in the sugar cane after the sugar is removed. By using this waste product as paper pulp, we are putting to good use a product which would otherwise be land-filled!
Additional Resources: Masters of re-thinking the way we 'do' things, William McDonough & Michael Braungart put the status quo to the test in their book, Cradle to Cradle. Their book is not even printed on paper. Check out their waterproof (and heavy!) Durabook at book stores nationwide.
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