Washed Up Cards Review: Sustainable UK
Handmade greeting cards made with plastic collected from UK rivers and beaches, turning pollution into something thoughtful and personal.
Washed Up Cards is a arts & culture brand based in London, UK, curated by Purpose Picks for its commitment to sustainability, circular economy. Handmade greeting cards made with plastic collected from UK rivers and beaches, turning pollution into something thoughtful and personal.
Impact
- Location
- London, UK
- Ships to
- UK
Featured Products
Why We Picked Them
Washed Up Cards runs beach cleans along the River Thames and in other parts of the UK, bringing communities together around a shared act of care. Through handmade cards crafted from collected plastic, the brand transforms a climate problem into tangible conversation.
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- Is Washed Up Cards ethical?
- Purpose Picks lists Washed Up Cards under sustainability and circular economy after editorial review, which is curation rather than certification. A UK brand founded by Flora Blathwayt in London, turning plastic collected from rivers and beaches into handmade greeting cards, bundles, and card-making kits. Washed Up Cards states commitments including plastic reuse, handmade stationery, beach cleans. Purpose Picks has not published an independent assessment of Washed Up Cards's labour or environmental practices, so treat those commitments as the brand's own account.
- Is Washed Up Cards legit?
- Yes. Washed Up Cards is an operating arts & culture brand based in London, UK, featured in Purpose Picks issue #33 after editorial review of its social and environmental impact.
- Where is Washed Up Cards based?
- Washed Up Cards is based in London, UK and ships to: UK.
- What does Washed Up Cards sell?
- Washed Up Cards makes arts & culture products. Featured picks: You are blooming brilliant!, Thank you sew much.
In our gift guides
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Cards made from rescued beach plastic, drawn by disabled artists, and printed to fund feminist causes.
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