Hi everyone!
Earth Day is tomorrow and we have so many wonderful patterns on Ribblr that represent Earth Day! A great reminder that the Earth is our home and a place we should be taking care of.
Over on Ribblr, we pride ourselves with our eco-friendly sustainability. Keeping all of our patterns digital, we have reduced a ton of paper consumption - did you know that on average every 36 crafters on Ribblr save a whole tree and over 200kWh of energy every single year? Amazing!
What are your tips on creating a greener earth? We would love to know your advice! The community is always looking for new ideas.
Below you can check out some amazing patterns from our designers - let us know which you’ll be working on and give a shoutout to some of your favorite patterns in the comments below!
Footnote
On average every 36 crafters on Ribblr save a whole tree and over 200kWh of energy every single year
Based on the following data and assumptions:
- 3 patterns per month consumed by each crafter
- Each printed pattern on average is 9.5 a4 pages long
- 12,500 sheets of a4 are produced from a single tree
- 12,500 sheets printed produce emissions of 750KgCO2eq and 250kWh of energy
For more see: Government conversion factors for company reporting of greenhouse gas emissions - GOV.UK
A good tip is if you have plastic bags you can consider making plarn, they’re great for household items and whatnot 