You’ve probably done a lot of thinking about how to keep your carbon footprint small. Most of us are driving less, recycling more and getting rid of plastic water bottles, all in the name of preserving the planet.
But have you ever considered whether using a credit card is good for the environment? The answer really depends on how you use your plastic. Take a look at the details below for more information on how to green your payment routine.
Paying with credit can be good for the Earth.
Using a credit card is a green move for several reasons:
Paperless options abound. With the advent of the Internet, there’s no reason to receive a paper bill or receipt for your spending. You can swipe your card, get your receipt emailed to you, and pay your monthly bill online — no paper required. This cuts down on the trees that need to be harvested to create paper checks, bills and currency.
Reusable. One credit card is valid for years, whereas paper money is constantly going in and out of circulation. This means that credit cards are the ultimate reusable item. What’s more, worn-out paper bills usually get shredded and sent to landfills. If more people adopted a plastic-only lifestyle, paper consumption would fall.
Rewards can be donated to green groups. You can generate some pretty great rewards by paying with plastic consistently. One way to make that cash-back count is to donate it to a green organization, like the Sierra Club. Some credit card issuers allow you to do this directly. If not, you can make the commitment to dedicate your rewards to the planet-friendly charity of your choice.
But there are drawbacks to consider.
Credit cards have the potential to keep our environmental impact low. But credit cards aren’t all good for the Earth:
It’s tough to recycle the plastic. One of the major drawbacks to credit cards from an environmental perspective is the plastic they’re made of. Most payment cards (debit, credit, gift cards) are made of PVC plastic. This is tough to recycle, which is why many expired credit cards end up in landfills.
You’ll buy more stuff with credit. “Reduce, reuse, recycle” has been the motto of the environmental movement for years. But credit cards have been shown to encourage us to do just the opposite of “reduce.” We’re likely to buy more with credit cards, and all that stuff eventually gets thrown away. Plus, it’s difficult to buy secondhand items with a credit card — thrift shops and sellers on Craigslist usually only accept cash. All this means that shopping with credit makes it harder to cut down on waste.
Going green with your plastic
The upshot: Using a credit card can be an environmentally-friendly move if you take the right steps. Here are the Nerds’ top tips for swiping green:
·Switch to paperless billing and paperless receipts
·Stop credit card pre-approvals from being mailed to your home
·Consider a mobile payment system to eliminate both paper and plastic from your spending routine
·Be mindful of your credit card spending — only buy what you need
·Shred expired credit cards and take them to a PVC recycling center in your area
·Consider donating your rewards to an environmental organization
The takeaway: Using a credit card doesn’t have to be bad for the environment. In fact, there are some built-in benefits to the Earth. Use our tips for making your credit card usage as green as possible!

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1,plastic cards design source file format requirements
File formats require: .cdr \ .eps \ .ai \ .psd, etc.
2,Card source file color mode
Need CMYK mode. If you use RGB color mode will cause color, please note.
3,Design card picture clarity?
Photos need to ensure that three million pixels or more, the text is best vector.
4,Bronzing font size and line weight?
To ensure that no paste version bronzing word
English fonts need to be transferred to the 9th words or more,
Text the word guarantee in the 12th over.
If LOGO or spent spinning bronzing need to ensure that the line thickness of 0.3mm or more.
5,Smallest word can be printed on the card?
The 4th word
6,Barcode card barcode size and attention?
Barcode holding length and width of 5cm, 3cm. Please make sure the bar code printed on white, in order to ensure normal use.
7,To punch card design position?
It should be away from the card edge about 3mm, if too easily broken, bad if too far drawstring.
8,Card printing font size?
6 words.
9,Large convex convex front of the card number and the small convex?
Convex mold number is out of the direct hit, the font can not be changed.
10,Coding font card is how much?
The 7th and the 11th fonts.

Plastic cards are often used two materials, one is PVC, one is ABS, PVC is the most widely used card material. PVC is PolyvinylChloride short, PVC material is a plastic decoration material is polyvinyl chloride resin as the main raw material, adding an appropriate amount of anti-aging agent, modifier, the mixing, rolling, vacuum, etc. Craftwork.

PVC card manufacturing process, including a film, production PS version, printing, magnetic stripe, laminated, printed signature strip, punching, post-processing (play convex code, flat code, bar code, marking labeling, Stamping, etc.), quality control, packaging and other processes, the company’s latest acquisition of German Heidelberg printing PVC card, with high printing precision, accurate color reproduction, shipping And fast, while improving the traditional fabrication process, to effectively prevent the color deviation PVC card, the card surface scratches, deformation and other common quality problems. The Division specializes in production and Process was optimized to increase the scratch, anti-distortion, anti-mistakes procedures to ensure that every factory a PVC cards are in line with ISO9001 quality system standards.

With the rapid development of global information technology, all kinds of PVC cards quickly into applications. Bank credit cards, mobile phone SIM cards, public telephone cards
And other card applications are closely related to people’s lives. Card in plastic based materials, and gradually increase the current paper-based materials. Plastic materials
The main material is PVC, a small part of the PET, ABS material.
The main application of PVC cards are:

Magnetic Card: a bank credit card, debit card as a representative;
IC card: bank payment CPU card, mobile phone SIM cards, public telephone cards, medical insurance cards, subway cards, campus /Business Card, personal ID cards, prepaid cards canteen;
Barcode cards: library card, toll roads and bridges, the membership card;
VIP Card: shopping malls, hotels, clubs and other membership cards; prepaid card: mobile phones, fixed telephone, electricity water gas, Internet access and other large-scale use.

PVC card manufacturing process includes several steps 20 printing, laminating, cutting, etc., the use of automated equipment to complete most of the process, a small part of the process must be done manually. In PVC card production process, the card color control technology, surface finish control technology is a fabrication plant must master the core technology.
PVC PVC card production materials accounted for 80%, currently there are some companies use PET, ABS and other environmentally friendly materials cards, using PET, ABS materials comply with environmental requirements, but fabrication costs are higher.
PVC industry in China is an emerging industry, the developed countries have decades of history. Although China’s card industry late, but with the development of information industry, is developing rapidly. World-card industry has gone from basic barcode cards, magnetic cards to IC card historical stage of development. As the market competitive reasons, the major manufacturers in order to achieve a variety of commercial publicity and promotional purposes, planning and production of a large number of membership cards, VIP cards, loyalty cards, shopping cards, consumer cards, calendar cards. Some companies even put their company’s product certification, warranty cards are made of PVC, and many enterprises and institutions work permit, also made of PVC card form, to improve the image of the unit. Now our lives are almost inseparable from the card, and go to school when there are campus card, a work permit to work there, the unit canteen or meal card, as well as health insurance card, social security card, bank card must of course be unavoidable. We can say that the card has penetrated into every industry went inside. Because of the huge card market needs, a large number of Chinese card companies mushroomed emission. Until now China has become the world Shenzhen PVC card industry’s most advanced and largest production base, 70% of PVC cards all over the world in the production of Shenzhen, China.
Currently barcode cards, magnetic cards due to the small amount of information stored, the card itself is not enough security and reliability, with the card amount is gradually declining. IC card is due to its large storage capacity, safety and reliability, wide application areas, etc., rise rapidly with the card amount. Many special industries such as government agencies, financial and insurance industry safety requirements are particularly high, CPU cards more popular in the future development.

Today, one thing that will give you and your business the best chance to become a paying customer who left a lasting impression
Printing business cards has always been one of the best methods.
In selecting a large paper stock. You can view all of our card options. There are times companies want to use a unique card, such as a plastic card. You can view our large selection of plastic cards
We offer two types of plastic business cards; a thick 30MIL PVC card and a thinner 20MILl plastic card. These cards can leave a lasting impression on the people you interact with, which in turn can make your company the first one that comes to mind when they need your product or service.
To better understand how the business could benefit from the use of plastic cards, we have listed below some of the features, it differs from the standard printing paper business card.
·  These CARDS are very durable. Typical plastic card has a longer service life than the traditional paper stock card, this means that your client will retain them longer, your company’s contact information on the card, will last as long.
·  Plastic card can give a person leave deep impression. They can have a unique design, which in turn makes it easier for your customers to remember your business. Contact our graphic designer, let us help you design your plastic business card or your next print project.
·  When you hand out They leave deep impression. Plastic card memory card is more rare than paper, and the matter, as long as you find them out. This will automatically enable people to your company as a is different from other people.
·  they have a subtle perception value. Plastic feeling is similar to a credit card, this means that the customer to your company, when they contact or plastic card was associated with higher value.

Established in 1999, ShenZhen ChuangXinGia smart card co., Ltd was specialized in producing and marketing of pvc card and smart card.

In 2008, our company engaged in designing and researching of RFID antennas. In 2009 Huizhou ChuangXinGia RFID tag Co., Ltd was established.

In 2010 Shenzhen ChuangXinGia RFID tag corporation was founded, a high technology enterprise which engaged in researching as well as producing and marketing of system project, application equipment and end product.

In July 28, 2011 Shenzhen Chuangxinjia smart technology Co., Ltd was officially established.
In possession of three modern and high standard production line.

PVC card production line with monthly output of 40,000,000 pieces cards: Brand-new CTP machines and brand Heidelberg offset printing machines, 12 compounding machines.
Antenna production line with monthly output of 30,000.000 pieces cards: roll to roll printing machines, compounding machines, machines for erosion and engraving .
RFID end product production line with monthly output of 800,000,000 smart cards and 600,000,000 RFID tags: reversed assembling machines compound die cutting machines, laminating machines.

1: PVC card body material
Card material is polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polyvinyl chloride fatty acid PVCA
Positive and negative (in print design and description of the surface) of the cladding or EUC for the transparent PVC film.
In fact, refers to the manufacture of PVC card card card-based material is PVC material.

2: PVC cards printing standards:
(1) card body front printed pattern specified by the user or commissioned the design of the Company;
(2) fonts, a clear pattern;
(3) anti-glare and anti-card body red laser penetration.
(4) opposite the card body including text description, serial number, expiration date, card number, passwords, etc.. Specific content according to user needs.
(5) print clarity, accuracy, positive and negative range of printing, can not have two or more than 2 to 0.2 mm length of the dust spots, dots with dirty air bubbles and other anomalies point.
(6) print content without breaking pen, no glitches;

3: PVC material card Size
Length :85.48-85 .72 mm.
Width :53.92-54 .02 mm.
Thickness: 0.76 mm greater than or less than 0.02 mm.
Base radius: 3.18 ± 0.3 mm.

The type of PVC card with a magnetic stripe, called a magnetic stripe card (such as bank CARDS) and chip called a chip card (id card, for example, monthly bus pass), of course, the so-called article barcode card, (such as all kinds of the scorecard, point card, IP card).

PVC printing card is a small user base material for the most part, is also the key is to make small batch card material, its basic principle is that vinyl chloride polymer coated printing layer (high glossy photo paper – back in basic principle is similar to the plastic), it has the ink color reproduction and the computer screen, fast drying, waterproof, and other functions, make prints glossy photo paper than the consistent degree of good.Large manufacturers in the production of dry, dust-free environment often print.Have used silk screen coating the small factory.

High quality white PVC card printing materials, uniform coating, white surface, the printing image, high resolution, good color reducibility, and laminated film has good response.

Some low quality PVC white card printing materials, uneven coating, granularity, it is not easy to printing ink, color reproducibility is poor, and even print image has a negative stain phenomenon, and the use of the printing ink has a certain relationship. The Select purchased a larger plastic manufacturers, quality is stable, no matter big players, said the little companies said to try.

PVC material, the Chinese name: PVC
English name: poly (vinyl chloride)
Stabilizer in PVC materials often used in actual, lubricant, auxiliary processing agent, paint, impact resistant agent and other additives.Have no flammability, high strength, good resistance to climate change and the geometric stability of.

PVC card printing function is to print the diversity of color design and bright color effect made this card, because.Size, color, design is various, highly decorative, can be in the walls and ceiling of the bedroom decorate, the adornment of the most widely used material used in plastic materials.PVC material is a kind of plastic decorative materials.PVC is shorter than PVC, PVC resin as the main raw material, adding anti-aging agent, modification agent, mixing, calendering, vacuum forming and other process from the raw material of the appropriate amount.Production of VIP and some will be used in our daily life all of the same material card.

PVC card: PVC material on the card.PVC material is qualitative light, heat insulation, thermal insulation, moistureproof, flame retardant, easy construction, etc.PVC material is a kind of plastic decorative materials.PVC is shorter than PVC, PVC resin as the main raw material, adding anti-aging agent, modification agent, mixing, calendering, vacuum forming and other process from the raw material of the appropriate amount.Production of smart card is chosen to use visual environment protection and the effect of PVC material, as well as VIP and some will be used in our daily life all of the same material card.