Stronger  •  Better Looking   •  100% Recycled  • 100% Recyclable

Naked Binder has crafted a series of eco friendly recycled 3-ring binders that offer a lot more than you are used to.

We believe the products you use should go out of their way to improve the environment. To that end, we donate a part of our profits to preserving wilderness and keeping wild spaces open. We designed our products to be safer and healthier to make, use and dispose of.

We believe the products you use should be better designed to last, inspire and do better in the world and the workplace. We also believe any product that makes you sicker is not one you want to use.

Stand out in a crowd with truly sustainable products, 3-ring binders, pocket folders and tab divider sets from 100% post consumer waste paper.  Elegant, sturdy, unique, working for the environment and non toxic.

If you are like me, you worry about your kid.  I read labels, check things on the internet and do my best to make sure he isn't exposed to things that will harm him or slow his development. I want him safe, happy and healthy.

If you got rid of those baby bottles, stopped buying toys labeled that they are toxic (especially in California) and pay attention to what you eat and have around the house, so why would you give your children vinyl binders? We have information on why you should eliminate PVCs from your life both for your health, non recyclability and fire dangers.

Naked Binder took the time to get our products tested for Phthalate Esters.  Not only did we pass with flying colors as safe for Childrens Toys and Childcare Items, no Phthalates were detected at all. As far as we know, no other binder manufacturer has tested their products, mainly because the vinyl binders can not pass.

Naked Binder: Schools Supplies that are safe for kids (and adults)!

In celebration of Memorial Day all of our eco friendly office and school supplies are on sale!!  Get your eco friendly 3-ring binders, recycled and recyclable pocket folders and printable FSC certified 100% post consumer waste tab dividers.

Everything is 15% off through June 1!!

Who is that Naked Binder?

We believe the products you use should go out of their way to improve the environment. To that end, we donate a part of our profits to preserving wilderness and keeping wild spaces open. We designed our products to be safer and healthier to make, use and dispose of.

We believe the products you use should be better designed to last, inspire and do better in the world and the workplace.

Stand out in a crowd with truly sustainable products, 3-ring binders, pocket folders and tab divider sets from 100% post consumer waste paper.  Elegant, sturdy, unique and working for the environment.

What Memorial Day means to us:

We each of us here have friends, parents and relatives who have served in the US military.  We honor those who served and this weekend, those who died. RIP and we hope you are off in new wilderness, climbing the big walls and enjoying the views..

Even though sustainable office and school supplies are becoming more common, they can still be hard to find.  Naked Binder is putting together a guide of sustainable, eco-friendly 3-ring binders, pocket folders, papers, and just about everything else you may need to help you find what you are looking for.

Check us out, and if you have more ideas, please let us know.  We are just starting the list and want to add anything and everything to help people get more sustainable alternatives.

Protecting your wild spaces since 2008. Naked Binder.

The importance of recycled office and school supplies can not be overstated. Forests are being cut down for to do lists and jottings from meetings.

Consider for a moment a tree.  A tree gives home to birds and animals, while cleaning the air and water, creating oxygen, holding the earth in place (preventing erosion), providing shade, micro climates, nutients for the soil, awesome views and great places to sit.

Is this really what you want to jot your to do list on?

Using recycled notebook and copier paper is easy.  You can find it almost everywhere.  To really try to close the loop to new trees out of your paper, look for the highest percentage of post consumer waste possible.  At 100% post consumer waste, no new trees were cut down to print that memo, sustainability directive or paper about saving the environment.

While you are looking for those sustainble office supplies, consider that somewhere around 60 million vinyl 3-ring binders are bought, used and thrown away each year in the US alone. Covered in vinyl, these binders are toxic and un-recyclable. That is around 50 million pounds of waste in our landfills, plus the paperboard sandwiched in that vinyl never gets recycled.

What would you do if you could find a 100% recyclable, non toxic 3-ring binder that used only FSC certified 100% post consumer waste board and a ring? What if it was also tested to be the strongest 3-ring binder is the world? You see where this is leading.

Naked Binder has crafted a line of recycled office and school supplies (recycled 3-ring binders - also known as loose leaf binders, 100% recycled and recyclable pocket folders and tab dividers.). Designed to last longer, work better, look better and not harm the planet.

Do the planet and a tree a favor.  Look into using recycled papers and sustainable binders for your office or school. It can make a big difference.

Naked Binder isn't just a recycled binder, it is a better product.

Sustainable  •  Stronger  •  Healthier  •  Recycled  •  Recyclable  •  Economical  •  High Performing

The environment is our passion. We believe the products you use should go out of their way to improve the environment. To that end, we donate a part of our profits to preserving wilderness and keeping wild spaces open. We designed our products to be safer and healthier to make, use and dispose of.

We believe the products you use should be better designed to last, inspire and do better in the world and the workplace.

Stand out in a crowd with truly sustainable products, 3-ring binders, pocket folders and tab divider sets from 100% post consumer waste paper.  Elegant, sturdy, unique and working for the environment.

information on everything.

Our information page has resources and information on Naked Binder, how they can support your business, how to recycle a 3-ring binder, our eco friendly materials, manufacturing process as well and links to information on PVCs and how they are affecting your environment.

sustainable - how green benefits your business and environment

 Our sustainable, recycled 3-ring binders and pocket folders help you meet and exceed your corporate responsibility statements, get LEED credits, make you look great and helps meet your financial goals at the same time.

strongest binder in the world

Naked Binders are designed to last ten years and tested to 34 years if used everyday 20 times a day.

recyclable

Our 3-ring binders and pocket folders are easily, quickly and 100% recyclable.

Convenient

Buy one.  Buy 1,000. You don't need to print 500 binders to have beautiful custom 3-ring binders.  Our labeling system  allows you to print full bleed labels as you need them. Or choose Project Binders to create a simple color coding system.

In a rush?  Naked Binder orders generally ship the next day and offers discounts for quantity.

In a more perfect world we could stop having to put modifiers on all of our products.  100% recycled post consumer waste, FSC certified pocket folders and 3-ring binders should be the norm.  Vinyl binders ought to have labels - toxic, harmful, non-recyclable.

What you are looking for in a 3-ring binder is a product to hold your papers in order for some length of time. Simple task, simple thought.

So what if your binder poisening the air, polluting the environment and was completely unrecyclable?  These added features may be something you want to know about up front.  The reality of vinyl is that it is toxic to make, use and dispose of.

So look to your options.  FSC certified, 100% post consumer waste, long lasting and beautifully designed, Naked Binder offers choices that work better, are non-toxic and are easily recycled.

Breathe easy, save money and spare the environment.  The descision becomes clear.

When eco friendly office supplies and products are the norm, only the toxic ones will need the labeling.

The Seattle Green Festival is a pretty big deal. They give a lot of reasons (OK ten) to go and also free admission (Naked Binder is just passing this along 'cause we think you'll like it). Free admission pretty much gives you no reason to skip it.  There will be lots of free stuff, interesting things, insightful speakers and like minded folk.

10 REASONS TO ATTEND
SEATTLE GREEN FESTIVAL

1. Explore and shop in Green Festival's marketplace. Find the unique, the exotic and the practical. Over 300 exhibitors provide you with the perfect shopping experience. From the must-have new green gadget to exotic eco-friendly outfits, buy with confidence as you support social justice and sustainability.

2. Learn to do it green and do it yourself! Learn hands-on at workshops all weekend in the DIY Zone—from bicycle maintenance and basket weaving, to soil-testing and building worm bins.

3. Bring the family to inspire your kids and teens alike.
Kids learn from one of their own when 12-year-old Adora Svitak speaks and youth activists highlight their contributions to green causes. Inspiring activities for the younger crowd are alive in the Kids' Zone all weekend!

4. Find out how your purchasing power affects world change. Coffee, chocolate and rice—the brands you buy and where you buy them affect workers in some of the smallest villages around the world. Learn how to make responsible and tasty choices.

5. Beautify yourself and dress for success without harmful toxins. Green Festival's exhibitors use only certified-organic ingredients in their body care products, from moisturizers to shampoos. Learn to expect the same from the clothes you wear at the Eco-Fashion show by Hi-Def Creations.

6. Find the right green career to feed your spirit and your bank account. To gain financial security and find a career sure to be viable in 10 years, look green! Gain inspiration from Libuse Binder when she discusses her book Ten Ways to Change the World in Your 20s.

7. Gain an Aquatic Education in preservation and purification. Explore issues surrounding our oceans, shorelines, rivers and watersheds in the Blue Zone. Protection includes preservation; for example, find ways to capture rain water at your home or business.

8. Soak up a bit of lively culture, music and art. In the Music, Art and Culture Room, escape from the bustle, and participate in ethnic dances and crafts while enjoying the blending of spoken word and music.

9. Build to live with a smaller and greener footprint. You can protect our planet and improve your financial future by building with sustainable woods, using green appliances and applying the latest in solar and wind technology to the plans for your building project.

10. Find your passion and participate – locally! Is your issue sustainability, compassion, happiness, fair trade, immigration? Learn about campaigns and causes important to Seattle.

Recycled, green 3-ring binders are not all we are about.  Don't get me wrong, we love them, make them and think you will too, but want you to be able to find other green news systems, design and ways of living.

Living sustainably has to go beyond your eco friendly office supplies, it needs to be part of everything you do.  So here we are listing some sources of information that may help you on your way.  This list is very limited.  We will keep adding on so you can find all the Green information you need in your life. And so a quick Green Guide:

Green news

Treehugger  TreeHugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. Partial to a modern aesthetic, we strive to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information.

Grist  A Beacon in the Smog

Huffington Post  Huffington Post's green blog

Groovy Green  Groovy Green was started as a way to organize the large amounts of information swirling about the little town of Ithaca, NY concerning renewable energy and sustainable living.

The Daily Green  The consumers guide to the Green Revolution

Green Biz  GreenBiz.com™, Business Voice of the Green Economy, is the leading source for news, opinion, best practices, and other resources on the greening of mainstream business. Launched in 2000, its mission is to provide clear, concise, accurate, and balanced information, resources, and learning opportunities to help companies of all sizes and sectors integrate environmental responsibility into their operations in a manner that supports profitable business practices

Green Design

Inhabitat   Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

Green Design Institute  The Green Design Institute is a major interdisciplinary education and research effort to make an impact on environmental quality through green design.

Interior Design - Design Green  Devoted to information and commentary on the latest developments in sustainable design, materials and construction

GreenSource  The Magazine of Sustainable Design.

Other Helpful Sites

Patagonia  A Company pioneering putting the environment as a main objective of the company.

The Conservation Alliance Outdoor Business Giving Back to the Outdoors

Natural Resources Defense Council "The Earth's Best Defense"

We believe in challenging the status quo.  We believe that things can be better. We believe that things should be better.

The way we do this, is by making out products beautifully designed, easy to use, longer lasting and completely environmentally friendly.

We happen to make great recycled binders, pocket folders and office supplies.

Our beliefs:

The environment is important and should be used wisely and lightly.

Products can be made better with less.

A well built environmentally friendly porduct can save you money.

How we do it:

Better Design.

Higher expectations.

A lot of research and testing.

What you get:

100% recycled post consumer waste binder that tested to 250,000 flexes without fail.

A really good looking product that will make you happy to get it, excited to use it and proud to send it out.

The 3-ring binder you are probably using now is slightly embarrassing (or should be).  It is a lot like the binder you used when you were 8 when a few other things stood in the way of you doing better, like your Mother and nothing else existed.

Your Have Choices.

These days a binder is a bit more of an accesory. Dress like you want to be seen.  A very cool eco friendly, recycled 3-ring binder with agreat color over a round spine makes a very different statement than does an ripped and toxic vinyl binder.  You are an adult.  You think about what you do/use.  You have some style. You would rather not breathe toxic VOCs from your office supplies.

You Are Cheap.

An eco friendly Naked Binder will last and last.  An independent laboratory tested them to 250,000 flexes without failing. That is 34 years of 20 uses a day.

We also ran them through dishwashers.  Still working.  Currently, a bunch of Naked Binders are riding firetrucks in New York state.  We'll see what they do to them.  We saw what happened to their vinyl binders...ouch.  We have a dairy in Wisconsin testing a batch also.

What this means for you is that you will buy less binders.  A lot less binders. Which saves you money. Lots of money.

You Want to Live a Long Time.

Vinyl is toxic to make, use and dispose of.  We use no vinyl, plastics or laminates and as a result our 3-ring binders are 100% recycled board, and 100% recyclable.  Also, non-toxic.  Win, win, win.

So look around at what you have in your office, home or hand.  You can do better on so many levels and now is the time.  click here:  Naked Binder

You are looking for a green binder - eco friendly, recycled and recyclable - but ideally it matches your logo which is red.

Don't dispair.  Naked Binder has recycled 3-ring binders in 9 different colors and 5 styles.

Whatever your needs, Naked Binder has a binder for you. From Elegant to elemental, Naked Binder offers a full line of sustainable binders and sizes.

How sustainable are they?  Crafted from 100% post consumer waste, most are FSC certified and all of them are 100% recyclable.  Built to last, these binders have been tested to 250,000 flexes without fail and run through dishwashers.  All of those binders are still in use.

Check out our line of green 3-ring binders that are many more things than green.  It just keeps getting better and better.

I know a lot fo people are worried about the wildlife dealing with the oil spill.  A lot of organizations are mobilizing to help.

If you're interested in making donations to help with Gulf Coast wildlife, here is a list to make searching for organizations a little easier.

Mobile BayKeeper: http://www.mobilebaykeeper.org/support-join/donate
 
National Audubon Society:https://loon.audubon.org/payment/donate/OILSPILL10.html
 
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana: http://www.crcl.org/getinvolved.html
 
TriState Bird Rescue and Research: http://www.tristatebird.org/donations
 
Alabama Coastal Foundation: http://www.joinacf.org/
 
Pascagoula River Audubon Society: http://pascagoulariver.audubon.org/
 
Mobile Bay Estuary Program: http://www.mobilebaynep.com/
 
National Wildlife Federation:  http://www.nwf.org/
 
Southeastern Wildlife Conservation Group:                http://www.southeasternwildlifeconservation.org/alabama_beach_mouse.htm
 
Louisiana Department of Environment Quality: http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/
 
Nature Conservancy: http://www.nature.org/
 
US Fish & Wildlife Service: http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2010/r10-004.html