Powered by the Sun

One of the best parts of our big move in 2024 to our new factory setup is we now have a roof covered in solar panels! These panels completely power our business, we rarely need to purchase extra power, but when we do we make sure it is 100% green power. It’s always been our dream to have our business powered by the sun and now it really is!

Recycled Acrylics

We are proud to now be stocking a range of 100% recycled acrylic. Recycled Acrylic offers the same quality/finish as our other regular acrylics but in a more environmentally friendly product. Our recycled acrylic comes from Green Cast® in Italy. Another dream come true. It’s a win for the environment and a win for us all. We hope to be adding more choice in the future to our recycled acrylics range.

Sustainable Wood for Laser Cutting

All of the wood that we stock for cutting is chosen because it comes from sustainable sources. Some certified, some not but all from managed sustainable forests. We have researched each and every wood and have put all of the information we could gather on each individual material page. Unfortunately plastic is not the most eco-friendly option, so we ask, if you are using a pretty plastic please make sure it’s something that won’t end up in land fill next week but will be treasured for a long time to come.

Reuse & Recycling

Where ever possible we reuse any “off cut” pieces for smaller jobs or to cut small jewellery pieces. Our simple shapes site orders allow us to use our off cuts more efficiently. Any other excess pieces we cannot use are given to recycling centers such as Reverse Garbage. Unfortunately in Australia we have not found anyone who can recycle acrylic offcuts, but we will keep looking! Suggestions are more than welcome.

Packaging

Because we send everything by post or courier they can sometimes have a bumpy ride. In an effort to minimise our environmental impact with excess packaging while still (most importantly) getting your jobs delivered in one piece we use the following materials: Recycled MDF or plywood offcuts to keep things flat and safe for delivery through Australia Post. 100% Biodegradable green bubble wrap; Recycled brown paper wrapping; Cardboard mailing boxes which are completely recyclable (and reusable as well).

Personal Lifestyle Choices

Online Laser Cutting is a small family business. We try to be as environmentally friendly in our personal life as we can in our business, call us hippies, but we think what we eat, buy and consume and how that effects the environment is very important to the future, we also make choices to support other small (usually local) businesses who are also doing good things, rather than the businesses who prefer to destroy our environment and the earth for future generations.