Sustainability and Responsibility

Merry Marks LLC strives to offer as many responsible products as possible and is always on the lookout for new innovations and developments that may further this effort. Many of our current suppliers are pursuing responsible practices; however, we realize nothing is a perfect solution and will continue to research new opportunities and vendors. In addition, we are doing our best to be responsible as a company through our practices and philanthropy. Below is a summary of our efforts:

Giving Back:

We are committed to giving back to the places we love and celebrate to support environmental, outdoor, nature and history-related organizations and missions in those communities. 

Requests for donations of products and/or sponsorships, from 501c3 non-profits that focus on any of these areas and are located in the Northeastern United States, may be sent to us at bemerry@merrymarks.com. While we may not be able to support everyone, we will do our best to help out.

Sustainability Practices:

We work with Offset by Shopify to offset carbon emissions created through our shipments to customers who order through our website. Our contributions are currently funding the Jarí Para Forest Conservation Project in the Amazon Rainforest. You can learn more about this project here - www.shopify.com/blog/carbon-offsets 

We use boxes with recycled content for our shipping of goods from our home office. Packaging in these boxes is 100% recycled material and able to be recycled again or re-used by the customer.

We use mailers that can be recycled or re-used for shipping of patches and shirts from our office.

We use 100% sustainably sourced paper in our offices and for packaging inserts.

We print our mugs and some apparel on demand, to avoid waste or over-runs.

We currently primarily print on apparel and hat brands that have a commitment to sustainability. When possible, we offer organic and recycled options in the raw materials that make up tee shirts, sweatshirts and hats. These are noted in the product descriptions. We currently source many of our products (but not all) from the following producers:

Bella + Canvas - https://www.bellacanvas.com/eco_friendly

Gildan - https://gildancorp.com/en/responsibility/environment/

EcoConscious - https://www.econscious.net/

EcoBags - Sustainability – ECOBAGS

EnviroTote - About Enviro-Tote | Headquartered in Londonderry, New Hampshire, USA

Our prints are created with processes that minimize waste whenever possible. We also print many of our products in-house on demand and one at a time to avoid waste and over production.

We remain committed to continuing these sustainability efforts while adding more in the future. We also remain committed to preserving and protecting the nature, places and history that inspires us. 

We encourage you to reach out to us at bemerry@merrymarks.com with any ideas you may have.