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The Best and Worst of Catalog Companies
A 1999 survey of catalog industry leaders found that almost none were using recycled paper. A recent follow-up found out that not much has changed. Find out below if your favorite catalog company cares enough to use recycled paper.
| Catalog companies that use recycled paper in the body of their catalogs |
Early Winters • Solutions • Omaha Steaks • Norm Thompson • Waterfront Living • Disney Catalog |
| Catalog companies that are using only a small amount of recycled paper |
Harry & David • Jackson & Perkins • J. Jill • Sharper Image • Spiegel |
| Catalog companies that use no recycled paper at all |
Bloomingdale's By Mail • Hold Everything • J.C. Penney • J. Crew • Nordstrom • Pottery Barn • Williams-Sonoma |
| These companies said they use little or no recycled paper - or refused to respond to the survey. All of these market their products to outdoor enthusiasts. |
L.L. Bean • Bass Pro Shops • Cabela's • Orvis • The Sportsman's Guide • Eddie Bauer • Lands' End |
| Some smaller catalog companies are proving more innovative than the bigger players we surveyed, demonstrating that recycled paper works. |
Chico's • Hanna Andersson • Sundance • Patagonia • Mountain Equipment Co-op • Seeds of Change |
For those of you who want to go one step further and let these companies know that you support the use of recycled paper in catalogs, click here for a list of catalog companies, (*information from Environmental Defense website) along with their customer service numbers and recycling report card.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Even More Ways to Save Paper
Catalog Paper Waste Fact Sheet by Environmental Defense
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