Sustainability Attribute

[atotalworkofart]

Anyone else having trouble adding the new sustainability attributes? My shop sells upcycled goods, so I was really excited about adding the "upcycled" attribute. Unfortunately I am only seeing 9 of the 13 attributes that are supposed to be available, and upcycled is not showing as an option for me.  My products are in the "accessories" category, and should be included in the update. Anyone else having this issue?

http://www.etsy.com/seller-handbook/article/introducing-new-sustainability/1101070151405

[PalomasVestiary]

Me too!!  I use different types of sustainable materials and I am only getting an option for 3 of the 13 for my clothing.  How do we let them know to include all 13 in every sub category of products 

[Pookieandness]

Same here I have many many upcycled clothing items but only see about 5 attributes, none of which is the one that i really need - "upcycled". 

[MontclairMade]

Ditto, my few items that qualify now only show 2 available attributes and neither of them are appropriate. Can’t wait for it to go wider since all my handmade items are sustainable but not all of them are in these early categories. 

[StallionLeatherClub]

I too am getting only 5 attributes. I think it has something to do with the categories in which we may be selling!

[SunnySideCouture]

I think it is very incomplete. For instance linen is supposed to be sustainable, but Ramie is not on the list. While it uses less water and is a greener material to use. The way it is set up now is a joke in my opinion. Too many truely sustainable options are not on the list.,Where other option like recycled fabric are. Recycled fabrics often hav a lot of polyester in it, how is that sustainable?

[PlatypusMax]

Hoping someone from Etsy is reading this string. I have 2 shops with 2 very different products (shower curtains and hair clips) and noticed that the list of attributes available are different depending on the product. This is ok, however, there are a few attributes that I would love to see added globally: 1) "made to order" and possibly also "small batch production" - the sustainability implication here is that any product made to order is inherently not mass-produced and thus there is no waste when the product does not sell. This would apply to any print-on-demand product -- even products that may not be considered sustainable by other more typical measures, after significant research into supply chain waste, I do believe it is relevant. 2) any pre-consumer waste product, e.g. scraps and off-cuts from industrial production 3) any post-consumer waste product -- this should be obvious, but for hair barrettes the only options I've been given are recycled metal, plastic, cotton, polyester (???). I make hair clips from recycled bike tires. They are rubber. Consumers don't need a category for everything, they just want to know that garbage materials are being re-used. 4) zero-waste packaging - applies to any packaging that is either fully compostable or plastic-free recyclable, or is made of post-consumer waste products 5) zero-waste or upcycled shipping packaging - for example, I only use previously-used mailing materials (mostly my neighbors' old amazon envelopes)  This is a big deal in terms of waste, and is something I'd love to see more sellers encouraged to do! It would also be nice to see the broad categories added to help highlight products that are actually handmade vs. those being made in factories overseas and resold. I don't mind Etsy allowing both, but consumers often come to Etsy looking for things specifically that are handmade on a small scale. The broad categories of handmade/vintage/supplies are not sufficient to figure this out. Thanks for consideration.