Reducing our environmental footprint.

It's Not Easy Being Green

In the food industry, it's not easy being green. Packaging foods need to be air-tight to maintain freshness, which is a major contributor plastic waste. Liz Lovely is using and innovating new packaging concepts made from renewable, often recycled, materials that are recyclable, biodegrable, and safe.

BPA-Free Plastic Alternatives

Lots of scary news is coming out about Bisphenol A (also known as "BPA"). Liz Lovely is committed to using BPA-Free packaging. Our "plastic" containers are actually NatureWorks PLA, a biodegradble material made from corn. We're currently testing an alternative to our polypropylene cookies bags called NatureFlex created from wood pulp from managed plantations. We hope to release it into production for 2009.

Some of Our Green Packaging Materials

	Gift Samplers Our gift samplers are in bakery boxes, renewable and recyclable. The sticker is 100% recycled paper, and the ribbon is biodegrable.
	Biodegradable Peanuts Our shipping boxes are filled with biodegradable peanuts made from corn starch. They dissolve safely in your kitchen sink with a little water.
	Biodegradable CORNtainers Our "plastic" containers are actually NatureWorks PLA made from corn. The sticker is 100% recycled paper. It composts at home, or recycles #7.
	100% FSC-Certified Recycled Paper We print our packing slips, invoices, sales literature, and pretty much everything on 100% recycled paper. It's acid free, chlorine free, and only 20# weight.
	Recycled Stickers & Tags Our gift sampler stickers are 100% post-consumer recycled label-stock. Our gift "tubs" sport a tag that's cut out of old shipping cartons from our warehouse.
	Unbleached Crinkle Paper We fill our product displays and gift samplers with unbleached crinkly kraft paper. It's a renewable resource and can be safely recycled.
	Recycled Tissue Paper Instead of plastic, we use 100% recycled tissue paper to cover our gift "baskets". Go ahead and recycle it again, or use it to start up your wood stove.
	Biodegradable Ribbon Our gift samplers are adorned with biodegradable ribbon made from 100% cotton yarn printed with soy ink. It's made right here in the USA.