All of our letterhead and envelopes are manufactured
from recycled wood or fiber. 30% recycled post-consumer content.
And they are certified with the Forest Stewardship Council.
Our gift wrap boxes are composed of 100% recycled
content. 80% is post-consumer, and 50% of that is loose waste collected
through curbside recycling. The last 20% is pre-consumer industrial
trimmings. They are also 100% recyclable. And our
tissue is 100% post-industrial fiber & GreenWay™ certified.
Our shopping bags are 100% recycled, 95% post-consumer
and 5% pre-consumer industrial waste. They are made in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
following EPA guidelines.
Every box that is delivered to us via a shipping
company is re-used in shipping items back out, or it's recycled
in our cardboard-only dumpster.
Every packing peanut that arrives is re-used
one of two ways: several of our local artists pick them up for re-use
in their studios OR we deliver them to our local UPS store for them
to re-use.
Every sheet of bubble wrap is re-used in
the store.
Our store is lit with compact fluorescent
bulbs; 72 in the ceiling and 50+ in lamps.
The ceiling bulbs are from GE and put out 1100 lumens
for only 23 watts. We place a date on them with a Sharpie when we
install them, and we've had bulbs last 5 years!!
The light bulbs in our table lamps are 60-watt-equivalent
bulbs, but they pull only 11 to 13 watts in actual usage.
Our compact fluorescent bulbs and aluminum foil are driven to the
local recycling center in our "company
car" - a Mercury Milan hybrid.
Our glass is trekked by foot up to the Ripple Glass recycling bin
in our back alley.
Our paperboard, paper, and steel & aluminum
cans are stored in bins in the basement, and then they're
sent to curbside recycling.
Our scrap paper is walked across the street
to the recycling bin at an elementary school. The school makes money
based upon the weight of the bin.
All of this pales in comparison to the green
artists we represent who "re-purpose" items in their art.
Artists we represent use a variety of items in their handcrafted
art: plastic shopping bags, game pieces, reclaimed furniture, reclaimed
wood, vintage metal containers, broken pottery, broken glass, vintage
beads, vintage watch pieces, etc.
At stuff parties, we use "Greenware".
Greenware drinking cups and lids are made from annually renewable
corn that's grown in the USA. The bonus? They biodegrade completely.
We top it all off by using forks and spoons
made from potato starch to pop delicious party foods
into your body! The utensils are fully biodegradable
in 6 months. We partner with Hoop Dog Studios, local artists that
we represent, and in 6 months they are dirt again - in their organic
gardens in mid-town Kansas City.
Being "green" at
STUFF is full color . . . and full time.
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