A series that runs every Tuesday, where I ask questions unrelated to the environment, fair trade, or local politics that I’ve been wondering about but haven’t been able to google the answers to. Any advice is appreciated.

When my whimsical sis came to visit way back when, I asked for decorating help. Her advice: Frame the posters for the most bang for your buck.

I’ve yet to take her advice, and I accidentally ruined a Rothko poster during the move to Santa Monica :(

However, I’m now ready to take action — but am having trouble finding eco-friendly frames. Yes, we’ve got some excellent options for small picture frames, but no big poster-sized frames, as far as I can tell.

Also, I have a tendency to, um, break things. That, combined with the fact that we have earthquakes here, makes me not want to glass-encase my posters, lest they fall and damage me.

What I really want are those cardboard things — the kind of stuff that street artists frame their art with. But I don’t know the technical term for those, which means I can’t google it effectively…

What are those cardboard things called technically, and where can I get them? And — better yet — is there a place where I can get these made with 100% post-consumer materials?

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