Five Ways to Make Your Card Mailing More Environmentally Friendly
Tags: CardsDirect, Earth Day, recycled cards, Recycling
We’re all looking for ways to save the earth and many people ask if there is a way is send cards and still be green. Absolutely. Here are some things you need to keep in mind when you’re putting together your card mailings.
- Double check that address! Every time your card is returned it results in another trip with a gas powered motor vehicle. To save gas, make sure your address book is correct before you send your cards. (Now is a good time of the year to start doing that for your holiday mailings.)
- Send more than one item in each envelope. If it is possible to double all mailings to the same address in the same envelope, do it. It is one less trip for the postal service to make.
- Weigh your mailings. Make sure you’ve put enough postage on each mail piece before sending. This also prevents your mail from being returned.
- Save paper! Write that address or print it directly on the envelope. Every time you use a sticker from a label maker is another piece of paper that is not needed. Also, have return address pre-printed on your envelopes for the same reason. (By the way, CardsDirect can pre-print your return address on all non-assortment pack envelopes.)
- Use recycled paper for your cards. We have a great selection of cards made from 100 percent post consumer recycled paper. If you’re not sure which ones they are, you can call our friendly customer service team and have them help you out.
