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When we were choosing how we send our products, we had options. A plastic bag is used for an average of 12 minutes before it's discarded. It can then take 500-years-plus to decompose. On the other hand, paper only takes 2-6 weeks to decompose and the right kind doesn't leave anything dangerous behind in nature, because it is natural. It's made from trees, after all. That's why our orders are sent out in these fun paper mailers. Colour them in or reuse at home to make the most of the fun pattern and recycle when you're done.<\/p>","urlTitle":"is-12-minutes-worth-500-years","url":"\/blog\/is-12-minutes-worth-500-years\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/is-12-minutes-worth-500-years\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/basekwear.com\/blog\/is-12-minutes-worth-500-years\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1654885249,"updatedAt":1654885535,"publishedAt":1654885535,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":216918,"name":"KRYPT - Engineered for Infinity"},"tags":[{"id":1734,"code":"packaging","name":"Packaging","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/packaging\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/caz95oky5c8p80aa73u3gcgqvclm0k8n2pmj9vwypa5aggmu.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/caz95oky5c8p80aa73u3gcgqvclm0k8n2pmj9vwypa5aggmu.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/caz95oky5c8p80aa73u3gcgqvclm0k8n2pmj9vwypa5aggmu.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":18337,"title":"Plastic clothes harm our oceans","url":"\/blog\/plastic-clothes-harm-our-oceans\/","urlTitle":"plastic-clothes-harm-our-oceans","division":216918,"description":"It is estimated by the IUCN that around half a million tonnes of plastic microfibers shed during the washing of plastic-based textiles such as polyester, nylon, or acrylic end up in the ocean every year. 60% of clothing is made with plastic, which is not a natural material. So it is not surprising that pumping mountains of synthetic waste out leads to negative effects for nature","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/iqz44sbmzsofnzddmnzkglnngcljd6et8p2gyojrtjbe3ko3.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/iqz44sbmzsofnzddmnzkglnngcljd6et8p2gyojrtjbe3ko3.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":18342,"title":"Let's talk about Recovery","url":"\/blog\/lets-talk-about-recovery\/","urlTitle":"lets-talk-about-recovery","division":216918,"description":"A truckload of clothing is sent to landfill every second. This is not sustainable. That's why in our supply chain, we work with manufacturers that do things differently","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/tb9kvdopchlqmtobamo7wmfptcmgcuvrf9lknnp1ofdkl9jl.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/tb9kvdopchlqmtobamo7wmfptcmgcuvrf9lknnp1ofdkl9jl.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":18339,"title":"Fast or Slow Fashion? Change fashion.","url":"\/blog\/fast-or-slow-fashion-change-fashion\/","urlTitle":"fast-or-slow-fashion-change-fashion","division":216918,"description":"In Europe, fashion companies went from an average offering of two collections per year in 2000 to five in 2011, with a World Economic Forum report highlighting two of the largest producers who each increased output to over 20 collections per year. Where the industry is set up to mass produce products speculatively, this creates mountains of waste. Plastic waste, in reality, with nearly two thirds of all clothing now made from synthetic material like polyester","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/i3hfrsyh9nridula9vvx5k467vk76g9fpck9l3yjlj9auban.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/i3hfrsyh9nridula9vvx5k467vk76g9fpck9l3yjlj9auban.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}