Our idea here is that wood is one of the most sustainable materials to make anything, including products and packaging, because it's a renewable resource (meaning it's theoretically impossible to run out). Yes, trees are cut down to produce the lumber for these products, but they are then replanted and the trees come back again. Our wood is also mainly bamboo, one of the fastest growing trees in the world, which means the turn around time for trees to be whole again is quick. We actually decided to use wood on purpose because it's so much better for than environment than the typical plastic pairs that are usually found out there.