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What are the benefits of Paper on the Rocks stationery?

Don’t get us started! There’re many reasons to switch to stone paper and leaf paper for beautiful notebooks, we are listing only a few here:

  • Many trees are saved, as we only work with 100% tree-free paper types
  • A lot of water is saved, because Rockbooks require no water to produce
  • Rockbooks are waterproof, which makes them ideal for outside use
  • Almost no bleach is used for our books: Rockbooks are naturally white and Leafbooks’ pages are unbleached
  • We are a certified B-Corporation, which means that we are “using business as a force for good”
  • Waste materials are used to create high-quality notebooks: discarded limestone for Rockbooks and agricultural waste that would be burned for Leafbooks
  • The CO2-footprint of Rockbooks and Leafbooks is much smaller than traditional substitutes

 

For example: for Paper On The Rocks B Corp certification we were required to calculate the CO2 footprint of our Rockbooks. We are very happy with the initial figure – and will continue to reduce this footprint as much as possible.

Hardcover Rockbook: 0,36 kg

Softcover Rockbook: 0,28 kg

Rockbooks are made from stone paper. Literally: paper made from stone. This sustainable tree-free paper-alternative consists of 80% limestone, which is discarded from quarries thus a waste material. It is combined with 20% HDPE (high-density polyethylene), a recycled type-2 plastic. This process results in a 67% lower CO2-footprint in production.

Leafbooks are made from what we call leaf paper. This is exactly similar to traditional paper, but made from 100% agricultural waste. This means that no trees are cut down for the production of this paper. Using a waste material as a source product for high-quality paper makes for a 47% lower total eco-footprint. No bleach is used for the Leafpaper natural pages.

All our notebooks are made in the Netherlands, adhering to the highest environmental and ethical standards. This includes printing with inks based on vegetable oils only, and roofs filled with solar panels.

We have created an Explainer document, which is available upon request. It shows exactly what you need to know.

In summary, you can customize the following when ordering custom Rockbooks or leafbooks:

  • Outside cover in any full-colour design
  • Inside cover in any black-white design
  • For hardcover Rockbooks and Leafbooks: the flyleaf (in front & back of the book) 2 sided in any black-white design

1000+ pieces? 

  • Name and Contact page in any design
  • Inside pages to include a recurring logo, quote or slogan
  • Inside pages to feature dotted, completely blank or any other style pages

Yes! To give you an impression of what your custom stationery could look like, we’re happy to create a mock-up for your brand. Just drop the team a line and we will create a mock-up for you as soon as possible.



The MOQ for all items is 250pcs. Pricing is upon request, and for all products we have volume savings available. 

When we receive your approval on the design(s), our production time for stationery is between 2 and 6 weeks. Hardcover Rockbooks or Leafbooks for exapmple, take a little more work, they are shipped within 3 to 4 weeks. Shipping time depends on your location relative to the Netherlands, where our books are made.

We’re glad you’re asking. Down below for more insight, you can find the impact per volume of our bestsellers, the Rockbooks.

 

Water savings

CO2 savings

Energy savings

Tree savings

500 books

5,33 m3

86,13 kg

1,56 GJ

1,62 trees

1000 books

10,66 m3

172,26 kg

3,11 GJ

3,24 trees

2500 books

26,64 m3

430,65 kg

7,79 GJ

8,1 trees

5000 books

53,28 m3

861,3 kg

15,57 GJ

16,2 trees

We know you’re probably wondering what these numbers exactly mean. Well, in the case of 2500 books for example… 26,64 m3 water equals 666 showers. 430,65 kg CO2 equals a car ride of 3.845 kilometers. 7,79 GJ equals 279 days of power for an average household. And 8,1 mature trees equals… It couldn’t be that surprising, but that equals exactly 8,1 mature trees.

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