Caring for the environment
We value our environment therefore here at Abacus Cards we take sustainability seriously. It is our aim as a business to be more ecological and to reduce single use plastic packaging on goods shipped to retail, therefore from January 2026 we will begin to supply our cards unwrapped. The environmental crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time, we therefore urge you to reduce your single use plastic consumption and consider stocking cards that are unwrapped. For businesses where single wrapped cards are required these will be available at a surcharge.
We take our responsibility to the environment very seriously and are actively working towards ensuring that all our products are of the highest environmental integrity. Creating beautiful products does not have to be at the detriment of the planet.
Our products are all designed and printed in the UK, reducing the environmental cost of importing goods from overseas.
We use sustainably sourced paper and board obtained from FSC-certified suppliers for all our cards and envelopes. Our greetings cards are also printed using vegetable-based inks.
For more information on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) please access the website link uk.fsc.org
Our warehouse facilitator uses biodegradable air cushions as packaging for our boxes, supplied by Green Light Products. They also bail all cardboard, shrink-wrap and plastic waste (which equates to 80% of their waste) this is then collected for pulping. They use two companies for this service:
Bolton Brothers Ltd / Euro-Shred DD website: www.boltonbros.co.uk and www.euro-shred.co.uk
BIG Business recycling and waste management experts website: www.bigrecyclingconsultancy.co.uk
