You've made your list and checked it twice. You've gathered all of the most sustainable gifts around, and wrapped them up zero waste style. Now don't forget to top it all off with the most sustainable cards around.
These plantable greeting cards are sustainably made with 100% post-consumer recycled handmade paper infused with non-invasive wildflower or herb seeds certified for planting anywhere in the USA. While the designs on the front of the card are oh-so-adorable, the inside is left blank so you can customize the message for any occasion, and the back features info about the species depicted on the front as well as directions for how to properly plant the card.
Plus, due to the handmade nature of these cards, the recycled paper, and the infused seeds, no two cards will ever be the same, adding a truly unique touch to any gift — even if the gift is just the card itself.
Plantable Seed Paper Greetings Cards Quick Details:
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Limited Release! Only available during the holiday season in limited quantities.
- Made with 100% post-consumer recycled paper
- Infused with wildflower or herb seeds certified to be planted anywhere in the USA
- Blank inside
- Each card includes a recycled kraft paper envelope
- 10% of profits donated to LGTBQ+ and ecological organizations
- 100% plastic-free and vegan
🐟 Check out our collection of ocean-inspired seed paper greeting cards, too!
Size
Each card measures approximately 4.25" x 5.5" (A2).
Materials
100% post-consumer recycled paper infused with a blend of wildflower (Bird's Eye, Clarkia, Black Eyed Susan, Sweet Alyssum, Catchfly, and Snapdragon) or herb (Parsley, Chive, and Basil) seeds.
Each card comes with a recycled kraft paper envelope.
Packaging + End of Life
These seed paper greeting cards will either be completely unpackaged or wrapped in reused kraft paper. The kraft paper can be reused or curbside recycled. At the end of their life, the cards can be planted so the seeds can sprout.
Origin
Handmade in Northampton, Massachussetts.
Ethical Guarantees
BIPOC Owned
Give-Back Program
LGBTQ+ Owned
Made in the USA
Vegan
🌎 You care about the planet. So do we.
Look. I get it. It’s HARD to be an EcoWarrior. Someone who cares about the planet and wants the most sustainable products available - from the ingredients to the packaging to the way that product gets to your hands.
It seems like everywhere we turn, someone, somewhere, is greenwashing us.
But our superpower at A Drop in the Ocean is sorting through the BS, calling it out, and making sure our products are the absolute most sustainable and truly zero waste products we can find.
So on top of all the things we mentioned above about what makes our plantable seed paper greeting cards so sustainable, here’s a few other things you should know:
- We’re actually practicing what we preach behind the scenes. Each year, we track and record all of our trash, and even wrote a whole blog post on it. The tl;dr version is this: on average, we produce less than 0.5 pounds of trash each month. Everything from the packaging our products come in down to the Sharpie we use to write “Fragile” on your box is zero waste to its core.
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We’re an online-only zero waste store - which is highly intentional. It may seem counter-intuitive, but online shopping is actually more sustainable than in-person. I’m a data nerd at heart and I love diving into the research, and there are countless studies that have shown that online shopping is the most sustainable way to get your everyday essentials. Don’t believe me? Check out our whole blog post on the sustainability of online shopping.
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We ship ugly boxes. Your order from A Drop in the Ocean is not going to arrive in a pretty, branded box. It’s gonna show up in a reused tea box, or a donated Amazon box, or maybe even an inside-out Girl Scout Cookies box. All of our shipping materials are always 100% plastic-free and reused as much as possible, with curbside-recyclable paper tape and a post-consumer recycled paper shipping label. It won’t be pretty, but it will be zero waste.
Got more questions about our zero waste products or our practices behind the scenes? Just send us an email! I’m always happy to chat all things eco.
