# The Brain Tumour Charity adopts eco-friendly collection boxes

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/09/27/the-brain-tumour-charity-adopts-eco-friendly-collection-boxes/
- Published: 2022-09-27T09:28:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Brain Tumour Charity has launched a new range of eco-friendly replacements
for the plastic collection boxes used by its community fundraisers.**

In the past, the charity has sent out hundreds of heavy-duty plastic buckets and
tins every year to help their fundraisers collect donations.

Conscious of the impact this has on the planet, [The Brain Tumour Charit](https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/)
y wanted to find a greener alternative that’s able to stand up to anything the community
could put it through – from bake sales and bike rides to sky dives and marathons.

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So, in 2021 its sustainability team partnered with Cardmasters, a specialist cardboard
engineering company, to come up with the ultimate eco-solution.

![](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2022/09/unnamed.jpg)

The brief was a recyclable product that looked great and held up to the stresses
of life as a community fundraiser, but also helped cut costs.

The end result is a range of collection buckets and tins that are made from double-
walled corrugated card for durability that have been designed to fold flat for posting,
so they cost a fraction of the previous costs for mailing.

Full green credentials:

 * The corrugated card is made from recycled waste paper
 * The printed outer sheet is FSC accredited
 * Vegetable inks are used in the printing
 * The durable gloss lamination is bio friendly and made from a wood based product(
   acetate lamination).
 * The rope handles are made from natural cotton
 * All items are biodegradable

Lindsay Elliott, Central Buyer at The Brain Tumour Charity, said:

> “This is just one of our conscientious steps to reducing the environmental impact
> of our charitable activity across the UK.
>  
> “We’re continually looking for alternative fundraising solutions, so we’re able
> to make a positive impact on our planet by swapping plastics with earth-friendly
> products, recyclable materials and all manner of reusable products.”

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