All check designs are printed with soy-based ink on recycled 24lb. MICR bond paper.  Now that’s a plus for the environment.

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They also produce personal bank checks, address labels, contact cards and checkbook covers featuring beautiful, wildlife-inspired designs for less than your bank charges.

Many community recycling programs, recycling collectors and manufacturers  can use the increased quantities of recovered materials that are the result of collection programs. The quality is equal to virgin new fiber content and it employs a more grassroots collection labor force. Recyclers, homeless as well as small businesses contribute greatly to the process.

According to Wikipedia, soybean based ink is overwhelmingly more environmentally friendly. Degradability studies conducted by Erhan and Bagby concluded that the pigment cartier in 100-percent soy ink degrades almost twice as completely as ink made from soy oil and petroleum resins, and more than four times as completely as standard petroleum inks.