{"id":522,"date":"2008-07-07T10:37:54","date_gmt":"2008-07-07T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/eco-friendly\/recycled-paper-cards-for-the-suddenly-responsible-almost-thirty-something\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:54:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:54:58","slug":"recycled-paper-cards-for-the-suddenly-responsible-almost-thirty-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/eco-friendly\/recycled-paper-cards-for-the-suddenly-responsible-almost-thirty-something\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycled Paper Cards for the Suddenly Responsible Almost Thirty Something"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/212.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/212.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/212.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/212-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/212-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/212.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The older I get, the guiltier I feel about my irresponsible ways. I\u2019ve spent most of my twenties trying to make a dent in the credit card debt I racked up in college. I\u2019ve spent the past few months kicking myself for all of the detrimental behavior I\u2019ve displayed towards the environment. I\u2019m wondering why it isn\u2019t easier to stick to a healthy diet and lose the tire around my waist once and for all.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe a \u201cresponsibility switch\u201d flips on as you approach the age of thirty. I paid off the Visa card. I opened a savings account. I\u2019ve started using reusable bags to do the grocery shopping, and I\u2019ve begun replacing the light bulbs in my apartment with energy-efficient ones. I\u2019ve also become more aware of what I\u2019m recycling. Did you know that of the seven different types of plastic, most towns only pick up the first two at the curb?<\/p>\n<p>Of course, working at The Gallery Collection, I\u2019ve become sensitive to the designs I choose each year for my holiday cards as well. It\u2019s comforting to know that we are doing our part by offering <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards\/recycled-paper-cards.htm\">recycled paper cards<\/a><\/strong> and windpower cards. It\u2019s comforting to know that we can offer earth-friendly alternatives for those customers shopping for corporate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards.htm\">greeting cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, if I could just rid myself of my fast food diet, it\u2019d be smooth sailing. Not only would a French fry boycott undoubtedly help me to shed some pounds and feel better, but think of all the Styrofoam containers I wouldn\u2019t be tossing to wind up in landfills! Of course, this would require me to use those weird contraptions in the kitchen (you know\u2026appliances) and cultivate my as-of-yet non-existent culinary abilities.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think they would print <em>Cooking for Dummies<\/em> on recycled paper?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The older I get, the guiltier I feel about my irresponsible ways. 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