CarbonFree® Partner
Eco-Prima Tea & Silver Tips Tea
Description
Eco-Prima Tea, certified Organic and Fair Trade, carries over 300 teas and helps others grow their tea business. Established in 1995, it has a solid reputation for integrity and service, tailoring teas to meet customers’ specific needs rather than focus on quick sales. They educate and advise customers, deliver what they promise and strive to do it right the first time. Their catalogue is available at www.ecoprimatea.com. Silver Tips Tea, the retail arm, extends this knowledge to individual consumers at its Tea Room in Tarrytown, NY and offers over 150 teas online through its website, www.silvertipstea.com.
Commitment
As dedicated as we are to the cause of a healthy planet and social responsibility, we are fully aware that there are many issues we can do very little about. We wholeheartedly agree with Carbonfund.org’s motto to ‘reduce what you can, offset what you can’t’ and we chose to consciously add our efforts towards reducing carbon emissions. Tea travels long distances, involves significant labor and energy and our participation in Carbonfund.org is one way to reduce our carbon footprint.
Partner Quote
“We’ve focused on social responsibility from day one. We started by offering an extensive selection of organic and fair trade teas, printing letterhead, business cards and marketing material on post-consumer recycled paper with soy ink, using biodegradable peanuts, introducing compostable take-out cups and bags and even signing up for 100% Green Power at our Tea Room. We are the official U.S. partners of Makaibari Tea Estates, renowned for its staunch advocacy of sustainable agricultural practices. We share their goal and spread the word to all our customers.” Anupa Mueller
