Pretty zero waste notelets and postcards
Oh for the days when you received a gift, and your parents told you to go write a thank-you card on a pretty notelet. Today it’s more likely to just send a text!
Here are some lovely notelets and postcards for those of us who like the old traditions. Produced by talented artists, and printed on recycled card.
We never list plantable cards for two reasons. Firstly because many are embedded with wildflowers (so could be toxic to pets). So if you use them only send to pet-free homes.
And secondly as most are not guaranteed native seeds, so could be invasive speeds, which could harm pollinators.
8 pretty floral postcards (on recycled stock)
This pack of 8 pretty floral postcards are ideal to keep on hand, whenever you want to send someone a quick note or a romantic scribble!
As well as being handpainted with gorgeous watercolour flowers, they are printed on recycled card stock, and sent in zero waste packaging.
This maker creates lovely stationery gifts from Edinburgh (Scotland), combining her passion for mathematically precise pattern-making with abstract colourful art. Her particular favourites to illustrate are foxes, woodland animals, forests and star-studded skies.
Boxed packs of 10 wildlife notelets
These wildlife notelets are sold as packs of 10, in a boxed set. Both the cards and envelopes are recycled, wrapped in a recycled paper belly band, and blank inside for your own message.
The cards feature detailed pen and ink illustrations of wild animals set against bold coloured backgrounds. Ideal for thank-you notes or little letters! There cards featuring:
- Tiger
- African-crowned crane
- Meerkat
- Plains zebra
- Dying dart frog
- Humbolt penguin
- Ring-tailed lemur
- Giraffe
- Western lowland gorilla
- African lion
Why choose recycled postcards?
Traditional postcards are made from virgin paper, which means chopping down trees to make it. These trees are often from Boreal forests in northern Europe, home to moose, elk, wolves and grizzly bears. Choosing post-consumer postcards saves trees, and helps to therefore reduce climate emissions.
How and where to recycle used postcards
If ripped or torn, just recycle at kerbside bisn.
You can recycle other postcards, by sending them to the listed address at Working Animals International (a volunteer sells them to collectors and donates the funds).
You can also send unwanted jewellery (including broken chains and odd earrings), watches, gadgets, mobile phones, old foreign coins or UK banknotes, gadgets, stamps and even donate old cars!)
So far the charity has raised over £40K through these campaigns to help working animals abroad like donkeys and camels. Order a free sack for larger collections, and arrange free collection once full.
