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Sustainable Materials

Sustainable, recyclable and plant-based materials and products

MIRUM® is a categorically new, plant-based and plastic-free material that is perfect for footwear, fashion, automotive, accessories, upholstery, and more produced by Natural Fiber Welding.

Mushroom® Packaging is a division of Ecovative, the world’s leading mycelium technology company. Mushroom® Packaging focuses on producing custom-molded protective packaging parts and licensing Ecovative’s MycoComposite™ technology to other companies for a variety of applications.

Materials that replenish the planet, from sea to soil
Check out their seaweed window box available at EcoEnclose

Printers and Inks

From product labels and packaging to apparel screen printing.

Striving to be North America’s most sustainable printer, they offer the most comprehensive range of sustainable print options in the market, producing the highest quality product with the lowest environmental footprint.

Living Ink Technologies is a biomaterials company creating and delivering carbon-negative pigment and ink products from algae.

Plan It Green Printing prints eco-friendly sticker labels & print collateral for environmentally conscious businesses & organizations.

 

D & K Printing has digital and sheet-fed offset printing presses, as well as full in-house bindery capabilities. They produce a wide range of commercial printing solutions including business cards, letterhead, envelopes, brochures, annual reports, catalogs, workbooks, direct mail, and calendars.

They are also certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and Rainforest Alliance® and Algae Ink® printing capabilities. 

Environmental Justice

Accountability services

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1% for the Planet provides businesses with expertise in environmental giving, credibility consumers trust and the accountability to follow through. Each year, businesses give 1% of their annual sales directly to our vetted environmental partners.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s goal is to provide an environment where all people enjoy the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the decision-making process to maintain a healthy environment in which to live, learn, and work

Recycling

Recycling programs and processes

TerraCycle® is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials. They offer a range of free programs, as well as recycling solutions available for purchase for almost every form of waste. Eliminating the Idea of Waste

Shipping Boxes, Bags and More

From product labels and packaging to apparel screen printing.

Ecoenclose offers eco-friendly packaging supplies – recycled, recyclable, and naturally biodegradable packaging to ensure you can be proud of how you ship.

Noissue provides makers, brands and businesses of all sizes access to custom, sustainable packaging.
Uline, a family-owned business, is a distributor of shipping, industrial and packaging materials to businesses throughout North America.

Podcasts

Learning with an environmental focus

Brands for a Better World – The podcast that brings you the stories behind the people and products building a more just, healthy, and regenerative future.

Shelbizleee – Shelby is a sustainable lifestyle YouTuber who also holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Texas A&M University with a goal to ensure that I equip each of my viewers with the knowledge necessary to make sustainability an attainable goal. 

Screen Printing and Embroiderers

From product labels and packaging to apparel screen printing.

JC Screen Printing provides custom screen-printed or embroidered t-shirts, hoodies, hats, and other garments. One of the few screen printers using Algae Ink® by Living Ink Technologies.

Fred’s Shoe Repair will repair and refinish nearly anything made of fabric, or leather.

Fashion Sustainability

Design and manufacturing

Rachel Sheila Kan – Fashion sustainability specialist at Circular Earth & Ecosystem Architect at The Ecosystem Incubator

Fox Fibre – Pre-dyed cotton fibers that darken with every wash.

Stony Creek Colors harnesses the power of nature to replace synthetic, petrochemical-derived colorants with traceable, 100% plant-based dyes that enrich farm ecosystems, combat climate change, and empower people with safer, cleaner color.

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Chris Martin Studios helps creative entrepreneurs and storytellers transform their curiosities and stories into podcasts and videos.

Rocky Mountain Marketing / Social Media – Wouldn’t it be nice to skip some of the head-scratching that comes with entrepreneurship? Join Katie Brinkley every week as she sits down with a guest that will help you grow your business online.