Post-consumer recycled plastic

Immediately on the tail of our busiest season of the year, we packed up the Re:modern office and moved our headquarters from Burlingame to San Carlos, California. We’re enjoying the new digs (which we’ll share photos of once we’re fully unpacked and settled in) and working hard to keep the transition as seemless as possible for our customers.

Setting up a new green office is very different now than 6 years ago when our company first began. Back then, sustainable options were few and the choices seemed to be more about selecting products that created less harm. This time around, we were pleasantly surprised to see some major, conventional retailers offer up office necessities with a greener twist.
Office Depot, for example, now carries scissors whose handles are made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic. And our friends at Carbonfund just told us about a carbon-neutral paper shredder by GoECOlife. This certified CarbonFree shredder is actually going to be available to the masses through Costco. As a CarbonFree partner, Re:modern currently offsets carbon emissions generated from our everyday business practices (read more here). We’re happy to see that green is slowly, but finally moving towards the norm.

Certified carbon-neutral

What are you doing this Friday and Saturday?  Come to our first ever Re:modern warehouse sale where we’ll have lots of items for the home and for giving – many that are one-of-a-kind and not even on our website!  Prototypes, open-box items, media samples.  Everything from home accessories to green gifts and even floral makings.  (It’s a joint sale with Plan Decor, a wedding event florist.)  Stop on by for some good cheer and save big just in time for the holidays.

“Save yourself several after-dinner dishwasher cycles and invite guests to pile mashed potatoes on sturdy Bamboo Veneerware Plates by Bambu” – Real Simple

Bamboo Veneerware plates and utensils

We were thrilled to hear from Alexandra that Real Simple chose to feature our Bambu Veneerware collection of biodegradeable plates, trays, and utensils in their Daily Finds article on Great Green Goods for Thanksgiving. These single-use tableware really are perfect for big, special occasions like Thanksgiving, family holidays, and weddings because they eliminate the need to do dishes, while being so much more beautiful and sturdier than flimsy paper plates. Browse the entire Bambu Veneerware collection here.