Product Information

The following information is provided to help you understand the purpose behind the use of environmentally preferable materials in our eco products and to outline some of the benefits of their use.

 

Click on the links below for information about each product type:

Environmental Criteria Glossary

Sustainability Policy & Carbon Offsetting

While our sustainability policy is aimed at reducing carbon emissions from our products and our activities to a minimum, there inevitably remain some emissions which need to be offset. At Ecopaper we have voluntarily chosen to offset both emissions arising from our operations and progressively make a contribution towards offsetting the estimated life-cycle emissions from the products that we supply and the transport to the customer, so that you can order office, packaging, craft and promotional products with minimal environmental impact.

Recycled products are wholly or partially made from waste materials, both pre and post-consumer, that are collected and reprocessed

Biodegradeable products are made from materials that will biodegrade in compost and/or landfill at the end of their useful lives

Sustainable products are made from materials that are harvested or created in a manner that can be repeated long-term without diminishing the resource or the environment for future generations

Organic products or materials are grown without the use of damaging pesticides or harmful chemical additives

Reusable products are those made for a long life which can be reused over and over again, saving resources and reducing waste

Reduced Impact refers to some element of manufacture or materials that has less environmental impact than conventional materials or processes

Avoids Chemicals refers to products that avoid conventional use of chemicals and replace them with natural or physical means to achieve needed solutions.

Plastic Free refers to products that are made from natural or sustainable or safer and less polluting materials instead of plastic.