Save Trees takes a stand
“To plant a tree, is to believe in tomorrow.”
Trees have never been more important in our environment than they are today. Planting them and saving them have become a matter of life and death for future generations as climate change threatens to change our lives forever. This image of a Cherry tree is a combination of six images that have been combined to create an impressionistic interpretation.
Putting down roots for the environment
Saving the environment does not have to be complicated. Planting a tree is a good start. Planting thousands of trees is even better.
In our own backyards, a single tree can make the world of difference. Not only does it provide much needed shade for homeowners, it provides life-sustaining necessities for insects, birds and mammals not to mention the other flora and fauna that use the benefits a tree offers.
In our garden, I’ve long lost track of the number of trees we have planted, but let’s say the number far exceeds 25 and probably hits around the 35-40 mark.
The woodland garden shows off a sampling of the more than 40 trees I have planted over the years.
I remember bringing many of them home in the back of our Subaru wagon. Most of those same trees are now mature specimens that would need a massive tree spade and flatbed truck to get them to our property.
Even today, as I enter my more senior years, I usually plant several trees a year on our property. I may not see them mature, but they will one day spread their roots and canopy over a small piece of this earth and work their magic.
When planting a tree is not an option
Planting a tree – or even better several trees – is a privilege not everyone can enjoy. Many of us live in apartments, condos or on small properties that make planting more than a single small tree difficult.
That doesn’t mean we cannot continue to do our part to make a difference to the environment.
Saving a tree is just as important as planting one. In fact, playing a part, no matter how small, in saving a mature tree does at least as much to sequester carbon and provide life-sustaining necessities than planting a small one.
We may not benefit directly from its shade, but we all benefit so much from what it gives back.
This all brings me back around to doing our own small part to protect the environment.
These days almost every brand is clamouring to jump on the environmental marketing bandwagon. Some are very serious about helping the environment, but most are more concerned about the potential branding benefits it brings.
This is where Save Trees differ from the majority of companies looking to cash in on the environment.
This Seattle-based paper company takes environmental protection to another level beginning with their line up of 100-per-cent renewable bamboo paper products ranging from tissue paper to toilet paper.
If that was their only contribution to the environment and saving trees, it would be more than most environmental-branded companies could ever hope for, but for Save Trees this is just the beginning.
The Save Trees starter box of 100 per cent Bamboo paper products includes several rolls of paper towels, tissue paper and toilet paper. The company uses zero plastic in its environmental packaging.
Their mission: Save 1 billion trees with their bamboo-based products.
The company’s website explains their philosophy better than I can: “Have you thought about where your throwaway paper comes from? Typically it is made from 75-year-old trees.
But there’s a better option. Bamboo is the fastest-growing plant in the world, and reaches harvest maturity in 3 years.
If everybody in the USA switched to bamboo toilet paper and paper towels, we would save 526 million trees every year.”
That’s a lot of trees saved on a yearly basis.
The starter pack from Save Trees is an excellent way to sample their bamboo-based products.
But Save Trees takes another giant step forward in their quest to play a role in protecting our fragile environment during this time of global climate change.
Save Trees is actively planting trees in their efforts to support reforestation.
To date, the company has planted more than 7,800 trees and continue to add to those numbers each year
They jokingly add that their paper products have been “voted best paper by trees everywhere.”
I’m sure that if our trees could talk they would be screaming this from the top of their canopies.
Okay, but let’s take a deeper dive into this harvesting of bamboo.
Save Trees is proud to point out that all of their bamboo is sourced from responsibly-managed forests in regions where it grows natively and is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
What does this mean and who is the Forest Stewardship Countil? For those who want to take a deeper dive, here is a link to “Responsible bamboo farming: FSC certification and why it matters.
If you are still in doubt about what this company stands for, consider the following steps they have taken to make this planet a better place.
• The company deliver their rolls in a 100% post-consumer recycled box. Their packing is plastic-free, and completely compostable or recyclable.
• Carbon neutral delivery: They partnered with CarbonFund to 2x offset all carbon emissions from transportation through reforestation programs.
• The Natural Resources Defense Council releases an annual report that ranks toilet paper brands by sustainability. This year, Save Trees got the highest score possible for bamboo-based paper.
• Bleaching paper is part of what makes it soft, so Save Trees use a hydrogen peroxide-based whitening method.
If all this has not convinced you to consider switching from your store-bough brand to Save Trees, consider that the company has partnered with Food Lifeline to distribute more than 120,000 donated rolls of paper product to food banks and shelters throughout their community. They are also open to partnering/donating with other programs in need of paper products.
I am currently in the process of testing their products – paper towels, tissue paper and toilet paper – and am very impressed with their quality, especially their softness and absorbing-ability powers, not to mention their impressive, all-paper packaging.
A perfect gift idea for the person who cares about the future
Of course, Save Trees products is for everyone, but I think these products are especially appealling to people who really want to make a difference in the world and are looking for simple ways to make that a reality. Like I said, helping the environment doesn’t have to be difficult.
Planting a tree, saving a tree and trying to use less plastic in our lives are just a few small steps we can take to make a difference.
But we can also share our excitement with others by considering giving a year’s supply of Save Tree products to friends and family members through the Save Tree’s monthly delivery programs.
Think of your children at university or elderly parents who find it difficult to purchase and transport large paper products. Now, they can have a never ending supply delivered to their door without even realizing that they are helping the environment either for their own good, or for the benefit of their children and/or grandchildren.
I have partnered with Save Trees to help raise the awareness of how important saving trees has become during these times of climate change leading to environmental disasters from devastating flooding to forest fires.
The company is offering a special promotion during their plastic-free July sale.
As the company states: “There's no better time to ditch store-bought, plastic-wrapped toilet paper than Plastic-Free July! Take 20% off your first subscription order of Save Trees' bamboo toilet paper, paper towels, and facial tissues when you order from July 16 throughgh July 31st. Feel good about using 100% plastic-free, recyclable, and compostable packaging! Plus, our auto-ship options let you save more than $10 per box, and ensure you'll get your home essentials right when you need them.”
Unlike regular tree-based paper made of old-growth forests, Save Trees is made of 100% bamboo, which can grow up to 3 feet in a day, absorb massive amounts of carbon, and most importantly, keep trees in the ground. Save Trees' paper is soft, strong, and absorbent, so you won't sacrifice quality for sustainability.
To take advantage of the plastic free July click here and use code PLASTIC-FREE20 on checkout.
