I think both of those things are great and it increases my appreciation of Create for Less as a supplier.
I've noted a few other environmentally good practices with a few of my suppliers, too, as I've read their site information:
- Rings & Things won an award from the mayor of their city for green commuting and they practice a number of environmentally conscious things at their facility
- Soft Flex Company was the first wire manufacturing company to go green. They've also got a number of eco-friendly hints on the page found at the link above.
- Beadalon discusses it's eco-friendly facility and recycling on their site
If you're a supplier of beads, wire, tools or other related materials, or know a link to one's story about going green, please send me an email or leave me a link in the comments and I'll be sure to mention you/them in a future post.
Also, so many of the beaders and other jewelry artists re-use, upscale and re-purpose things in their work - I'd be thrilled to mention all of them, just leave me a link in the comments to your own favorite example of your work, or someone else's, and I'll write up a special post about it. Please also let me know if I can use any photos of the work you mention. If you want to pass along any hints or tips for being a more environmentally aware jewelry artist, feel free leave those too!
Thanks for posting about this. We are really working hard toward making changes in all areas of our company to be more eco-friendly. From the products that we create to the way we package & ship them to the choices we make for invoicing, cataloging and selling our products. Every little bit helps.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dawno. Rings & Things has been brainstorming ways to work cleaner since before I started working here 10 years ago...And sometimes the good ideas come from our customers. So I just want to share the appreciatin' o' the green with everyone who has helped us with eco-friendly tips, and kept us on our toes by asking sharp questions!
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Sara and Dave - you're very welcome! I hope to find time to dig a lot deeper and broader and do a longer post on it soon. I really want to feature some artisans who are taking re-use, re-purpose and re-cycle to new heights. If you have any recommendations, don't hesitate to email 'em to me!
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