I showed up at work this morning to find this empty box at my desk. My co-worker, who is an avid tea drinker and regularly has it shipped to her, had left it for me to see because of the awesome packaging!
What is all this "paper" shred? Biodegradable, renewal, corn mesh. :)
It turns out this is the scraps from when they make the tea bags! Not only do they use up all their production scraps, but they also don't have to use extra materials like bubble wrap or peanuts to pad their shipments.
I don't drink a lot of tea, so I needed to read up a bit on The Republic of Tea to learn about their company. Besides having cool packaging, they also do a bunch of other great social good, such as donating proceeds to non-profits, and being a member of Ethical Tea Partnership, for environmentally and socially responsible tea production.
What can you do?
- Beginner: support companies like this that make the most of their production waste and shipping supplies
- Advanced: contact companies of products you love, who could improve on their packaging, to recommend changes
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