Currently there are various types of “eco-friendly cards” available on the market as an alternative to the common PVC, PC or PET cards made of virgin petroleum-based plastics. In this presentation, Munish Chanana, Head of R&D and Board of Directors Member, and Christian Lehringer, CPO and Head of Sales & Marketing, Swiss Wood Solutions, present the first “plastic-free” payment wood card, which has been recently launched as a pilot in Germany and Switzerland. Also, highly durable non-payment cards (e.g., employee badges, business cards) will be presented. They will give insights into the properties and performance of the wood cards and discuss the concepts of circular economy, composting and recycling (including up and downcycling) of such #realwoodcards.