About Recycled Paper Greetings, Inc.

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College roommates Phil Friedmann and Mike Keiser founded Recycled Paper Greetings (RPG) in 1971 and ran the operation from a small, two-bedroom bungalow apartment in Chicago. Originally, the idea was to introduce greeting cards on 100% recycled paper and help the industry giants accept the environmental wisdom of recycled paper for greeting cards.

Phil and Mike found that their greeting cards attracted the interest of independent artists seeking the freedom to have fun with greeting card occasions. This irreverent humor was termed "alternative" by the industry because it ran counter to the traditional, mostly serious cards on the market.

RPG rapidly became an American business phenomenon, taking off on the wings of environmental commitment and a humor-driven, creative edge.

Today, RPG is still headquartered in Chicago and has recently become part of the American Greetings family. RPG offers every kind of card imaginable, with sentiments such as Birthday, Thank You, Anniversary, Retirement and more. Artists lending their talent to RPG’s greeting card designs include Scott Hilburn’s The Argyle Sweater, Chad Carpenter’s Tundra, Michael Caulder’s Nuk-u-lur, the Bjorkman Brothers, Rachel Hale and more.

RPG’s cutting-edge and innovative designs make it the primary and complementary greeting card vendor in thousands of rooftops including grocery stores, drug stores, national retail chains, bookstores, and independent card and gift shops. RPG's affectionate cards are proven performers and when it comes to humor, RPG blows its competitors out of the water!

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