These days, with customers becoming more environmentally friendly, it is a wise business decision to offer recycled paper napkins. Whether you plan to stock them in your store or put them in a dispenser in your restaurant, using recycled napkins can show your customers you care about the environment and give them another reason to keep coming back.

You have lots of choices when it comes to buying recycled paper napkins. Before you look for a recycled paper napkins directory, recycled paper napkins list or even recycled paper napkins information, take a moment to think about the following questions:

1. Do I want to buy packages of recycled paper napkins?

2. Do I want to order a large number of recycled paper napkins?

3. Would I like to have my company's name or logo printed on recycled paper napkins?

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy packages of recycled paper napkins

With more and more consumers demanding recycled products, it makes sense to stock recycled napkins in your store. Recycled paper napkins are just as strong and thirsty as other napkins, but they have the added bonus of reducing the need for virgin wood pulp.

I recommend: Seventh Generation sells recycled napkins in packages of 250 or 500. The company offers napkins that have been bleached white as well as unbleached natural napkins. LetsGoGreen sells a variety of earth-friendly products. From the linked page, scroll down to see its selection of recycled lunch napkins and recycled dinner napkins.

Purchase recycled napkins in bulk

If you're trying to find recycled paper napkins for a restaurant, you'll want to buy them in bulk. Most types of recycled napkins, including lunch, dinner and cocktail varieties, are available by the case.

I recommend: MyPaperShop.com is a recycled paper napkins provider that sells cases of recycled beverage napkins and dinner napkins. The napkins are constructed from standard two-ply tissue and feature decorative edging. Eco-Products also sells cases of recycled paper napkins. The company has a wide selection of napkins in either bleached white or unbleached brown.

Order printed recycled paper napkins

Rather than offering standard plain napkins, you may want to print your company's name and logo on your recycled napkins. A number of companies, including promotional companies and printing companies, are happy to serve this need.

I recommend: EPromos Promotional Products imprints names and logos on recycled paper napkins. More than a dozen styles of napkins are available. Weisenbach Specialty Printing is a printing company that is based in Ohio and specializes in printing on recycled products, such as recycled paper napkins.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  When buying recycled napkins, buy napkins with a high percentage of post-consumer recycled material. Recycled material that is not post-consumer is often just excess that is left over from the manufacturing process and is used again. Post-consumer material is truly recycled.