We at Modern Mural take our best measures to ensure our products and processes promote a sustainable environment without sacrificing quality. Your mural was made by hand in Mountain View, CA. Local manufacturing has a far lighter impact on the environment than foreign imports and supports our economy. Many foreign factories have little or no environmental regulations. Here are a few of the efforts we make to provide our products to you in a sustainable way:

Our vendors are members of the above initiatives.

Our local producer of our knot-free pine stretcher bars is part of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. The pine we use for our stretcher bars is grown in the United States. Logging tropical hardwoods like teak, mahogany, rosewood, and other timber for furniture and other wood products is clearly unsustainable for any length of time. The sawdust from the production of the stretcher bars is given to local farmers for bedding for livestock.

Our award-winning eco friendly latex ink we use for all of our canvas prints is odorless, contains no harmful VOCs and requires no special ventilation/equipment in our production facility. It is non-toxic, non-allergenic, odorless, non-flammable, non-combustible and contains no hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Our ink vendor has been proactive in establishing environmentally sound business practices that have both reduced the environmental impact of its products and led to the adoption of cleaner, more energy efficient manufacturing practices. Every product is designed and manufactured through sustainable processes that meet ISO 14021 standards.Their latex water-based formulation reduces the impact of printing on the environment and meet the chemical requirements of the NordicEcolabel (Nordic Swan) for printing companies and AgBB criteria for health related evaluation of VOC emissions of indoor building products.

We use recyclable media whenever possible. Our vendors have a commitment to greatly improved waste reduction efforts, air management, and solid waste management and are a part of the Sustainable Green Printing (SGP) Partnership, a joint venture between the Specialty Graphic Printing Association (SGIA), Printing Industries of America (PIA/GATF) and Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) which creates guidelines for sustainable printing practices. With our media, every product is designed and manufactured through sustainable processes that meet ISO 14021 standards.

We use sustainable packaging materials, which includes 100% recyclable materials. In addition we use downgagued bag films which use 85% less packaging than traditional methods and reduce landfill waste. Please continue the awareness and recycle the packaging from your mural.

We try hard to maintain an efficient work environment not only for fulfilling orders quickly but also to have a small energy and waste footprint in the world while doing so. Our production facility is equipped with low wattage lights, machines, and natural ventilation and skylights to lower our overall energy usage. We reuse excess materials for packing when possible and recycle any remaining materials. We also incentivize employees to walk or bike to work and combine outgoing shipments into as few trips as possible.