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.

In the last couple of years, wood has become a source material for credit and debit cards. As the first such card, Timbercard, put it, "If we want to stop using plastic, our wallets are the ...

A material difference: The wood credit card takes root By Daniel Wolfe April 09, 2024, 9:56 a.m. EDT 4 Min Read ...

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… ...