Sustainability
Lydia. products are all produced in the UK, and we endeavour to select only manufacturers that are working in a more eco-friendly way.
ALL OUR CARDS & STATIONERY ARE EITHER 100% RECYCLED - RECYCLABLE - COMPOSTABLE PAPERS AND CARD, OR FSC CERTIFIED MIX BOARD.
All our greetings cards and wrapping papers have the official FSC Certification logo and code number that verifies the paper to be a MIX of recycled stock and responsibly forestry sources materials. These certification logos are provided by the printer that is registered with the Forest Stewardship Council, ( FSC).
OUR PACKAGING: RECYCLED - RECYCLABLE - COMPOSTABLE
Gift boxes, swing tags and belly band packaging are all made from either FSC or recycled paper. All the packaging we use is also fully recyclable and compostable, including our slim postal boxes. The grey light weight postal bags are made from recycled materials too.The Triangle tubes that we send out the larger format Art Prints in are made totally out of card and unlike the circular tubes they do not need plastic lid ends.
We recycle all the boxes our stock arrives in as packaging to dispatch our wholesale orders to shops.
The tissue papers we use within our gift boxes are also from 100% recycled stock.
100% ORGANIC COTTON
T-Shirts – 100% organic ringspun cotton. We order from a certified eco-friendly uk print company that use 100% solvent-free water-based inks for garment printing, 100% organic cotton apparel and minimalists use of resources.
Tote Bags – 100% organic, unbleached cotton canvas. Printed and made in the uk.
New 2024 – The new range of tea towels, Swim Wild & Free we have selected to use 100% Half Panama Organic Optic cotton where the whole production of the actual cotton fabric is organic.
Our goal is to continue researching into the whole process of the producing of any of our products to endeavour to be as eco-friendly as possible.
WHY ARE NON-ORGANIC COTTONS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?
Cotton production is a huge industry; it is integral to the economies of some of the poorest countries in the world and supports around 100 million rural families with employment and income. However, there is a darker side to the hospitalisation and deaths of millions of cotton farmers around the world.
Some negative factors include:
1) Use of pesticide on cotton crops
2) GM Cotton
3) Fossil Fuel derived to working
4) Cotton and the soil is a carbon sink
5) Water consumption
6) Loss of biodiversity
All cotton is imported as it cannot grow in the UK. To sell an organic cotton garment in the UK, it must meet the Organic Certification standards of the country it was grown in as well as the relevant EU regulations. The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the most common certification in the UK and is also very comprehensive. Generally the land the cotton was grown on must have been free of pesticides for a minimum of three years. Organic cotton will also be free of artificial fertilisers and the soil will be improved using natural methods. GOTS certification also goes further to ensure that the farmers, as well as the factory workers, receive a fair wage for their work.