Sustainability

Printing & Framing
We support local print and framing services that provide quality solutions. These suppliers are continually working to improve the sustainability of their services and the packaging products they use to ship your prints. Every print is produced from scratch in their Melbourne workshop to a museum standard, meaning your prints will be protected for over 100 years. In addition to hand-crafted frames, they use 3mm plexiglass - a shatter-proof, museum-grade alternative to glass which also protects your work from UV damage and fading over time. Whilst plexiglass may not be the most sustainable material, until they find a quality alternative their intention is to eliminate all unnecessary wastage.

SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
Frames are produced from locally-sourced Victorian ash which has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC certification provides the highest level of protection for rare and endangered forests and wildlife of any existing forest certification scheme and is the only system that mandates consultation with local Indigneous Peoples. 

Prints are on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag, which is considered the most environmentally of photographic paper as it uses no tree fibres, instead it is produced from a recycled by-product of the textile making industry. While the cotton industry itself has much to answer for, as this is a by-product, it is considered to have low environmental impact as no cotton is grown specifically to make the paper stock.

PACKAGING
Polycell EcoPure, a biodegradable bubble wrap alternative which is designed to degrade plastic in a landfill overtime. We also package our frames in cartons from 3BC stock which is comprised of 77% recycled content and 33% from FSC certified kraft fibres that are sourced from Gippsland in Victoria.