The majority of gift cards go to waste, unused by consumers and left to rot in landfills. But there’s a green alternative—cards made of wood—that allow you to gift without the guilt.

Some companies have been experimenting with greener card designs, such as Treecard's wooden card. Another example is Bank of New Hampshire, which uses 84% polylactic acid, or PLA, for its debit cards.

While the wood card should appeal to people who care about the environment (or who at least want something with a unique look and feel), creating a wood card that is as durable as plastic comes at a ...

EUGENE, Ore. — Despite closing their sawmill in Mapleton, the Davidson family is sticking with its annual practice of sending out wooden Christmas cards to keep the holiday tradition alive for a ...

Plastic and credit cards are practically synonymous — as in, "I was short on cash, so I whipped out my plastic and bought it." In fact, researchers estimate that there are over 26 billion plastic… ...