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What does Sustainability mean anyway?  The definition of Sustainability is wide.  It basically means:

• Living a life of dignity in harmony with nature.
• Renewing resources at a rate equal to or greater than the rate at which they are consumed.
• Living within the resources of the planet without damaging the environment now or in the future.

When I started making candles in 2003, I did not start my business, Pauper’s Candle Company, thinking that I wanted to make candles that were sustainable.  I am not sure the term was really used then.  But as I started to learn more about the products I was using and could use, I started to make conscience efforts to use products that were renewable, recyclable, and made in the US. This was the beginning of Pauper’s being sustainable without knowing it.

Mark and Krista with our…