Our Environmental Policy It wouldn't be much use spouting off about the environmental advantages of using cloth nappies, if we didn't take steps to run our business in a way that is as environmentally friendly as possible. This is how we do it. -
Where possible we use paper that has all ready been used and would have otherwise been thrown away. All our own copies of customer invoices and other paperwork is printed on the reverse side of previously used paper (usually obtained from a local business that would otherwise throw this away). You may occasionally notice very small amounts of printing in the corner of the reverse of your invoice from us, this is paper from the same source, that has so little printed on it, that we consider it suitable for sending out to you, the customer. Again, this would otherwise have been thrown away. Reusing is much more efficient than recycling which would use more energy and transportation. -
We use recycled paper for printing where practical. -
We use recycled envelopes. -
We reuse envelopes where possible, by using envelope reuse stickers. -
We try to reuse as much packaging that we receive as possible. We also try to use newspaper to pack empty spaces in parcels, rather than non biodegradeable polystyrene. Any bubble wrap we use was previously used to protect soft fruits in transit (thank you Morrisons supermarket, Beverley branch). -
We also buy most of our plastic mailing bags made from recycled plastic, although these are not available in all the sizes that we need. -
We don't send out our goods in unnecessary packaging, most nappies will not be in individual packets, and we try to buy our flushable liners from a company that is happy to supply them without extra plastic packing, although this is not always possible. -
We use recycled ink cartridges as much as possible, and send our own used ones for recycling. We also refill cartridges where possible. -
We chose to use a courier with a depot local to us, so that they can collect parcels from us on the return journey to the depot, without going too far out of their way, thereby saving fuel.
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Cuddlebabes - reusable cloth nappies