At Phoenix Heart we are committed to promoting sustainability wherever we can!
Generally speaking, small businesses are often a good choice when it comes to environmentally conscious shopping. For example, our handmade products don’t require energy-intensive production processes, and we don’t have a large workforce out commuting. But in addition to these benefits we’re also committed to making conscious choices to reduce our environmental impact:
- All our products are made from sustainably sourced (FSC certified) wood from a local independent merchant
- We use recyclable paper packaging as standard
- Where additional packaging is required (for delicate items) we re-use materials such as bubble wrap that we have recieved to reduce waste
- Our business cards are printed on recycled materials and are further recyclable
- We use water based dyes and varnishes which contain fewer VOCs than oil based alternatives
- We minimise waste by designing our homewares so that multiple products can be made from a single piece of wood
- Being a small business we are able to source non-recyclable pots/jars that would otherwise be thrown away which we use instead of buying new plastics for each project