Here’s a sleeve that is made totally of recycled paper materials:

We offer these at Video Labs.  Cost is around $0.45 ea, which includes disc insertion.  These actually serve as a cross between a stiff 2-panel cardboard sleeve and a thin paper sleeve with a window.

The photo below shows the recycled sleeve (left) next to a standard paper sleeve (right).

There is no clear plastic covering the window on the recylced sleeve as there is with the paper sleeve.  And because of that, the window opening is smaller, and hence, some of the disc face gets blocked.  But if you know you are going to use this sleeve ahead of time, we can likely creatively adjust the disc face design to accomodate that.  (If you are doing your own face label design, we will be glad to give you the specific dimensions of the opening.)

What about sealing the tops?  Well, we can always add a wafer seal — an option available for many packaging choices  (see Going Green – Idea #2: http://tinyurl.com/5qszbq)

We do not offer printing on these sleeves.  If you are looking to order 1,000 discs or more, we can offer similar recycled packaging that will allow printing.

I encourage you to consider these sleeves.  And check out my other “Going Green” ideas:

* Using “evaluated” tape stock:  http://tinyurl.com/5mzfvn

* Recycled-material vinyl disc cases: http://tinyurl.com/5vkecx

Also, curious about disc face design and printing basics?  Check out my blog on that: http://tinyurl.com/59psy8

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For more information, contact David Ryan at dryan@videolabs.net or call 301-217-0000 x104