Why We Refuse to Ship Anything in Plastic

When we started this store in 2019, the first decision we made was the one nobody saw: every order would ship without a single piece of plastic. No bubble wrap. No air pillows. No poly mailers. No tape with plastic backing. It sounds simple. It is not.

What plastic-free shipping actually looks like

Our outer mailers are kraft paper sourced from FSC-certified mills. Inside, we use crinkle-paper void fill made from post-consumer recycled paper, and tape made from kraft with a natural rubber adhesive. Fragile items get wrapped in honeycomb paper — the stuff that looks like a paper version of bubble wrap.

“If we ship a plastic-free product in plastic packaging, we've defeated our own point.”

Why it costs more

Honeycomb paper is roughly 4x more expensive than bubble wrap by volume. Kraft mailers cost more than poly. Recycled-content tape isn't cheap. All in, plastic-free packaging adds about 18% to our per-order cost. We absorb most of that and let it show up as slightly higher product prices, not shipping fees.

What this means for you

Every part of your order can go in your home compost or curbside paper recycling. Nothing in the box needs a special drop-off. If you ever receive an order with even a single piece of plastic, email us. We want to know.