| Promotional products can be a moral dilemma for an | | | | contains only about 2% of the drug THC. It is |
| environmentally conscious businesses. So, how can | | | | currently legal to grow in 29 countries, but not the |
| you spread the word about your company, or show | | | | US, so hemp is imported. The hemp plants can be |
| appreciation to your employees or customers, | | | | used for many textile purposes, as well as oil, candles |
| without impacting the environment? By using | | | | and fragrances. |
| eco-friendly promotional products that shows you are | | | | - Bamboo: Made from bamboo grass, bamboo fabric |
| Earth-conscious and environmentally friendly. | | | | is soft, hypo-allergenic, and whisks away moisture |
| Recycled Plastic: Plastic eco-friendly promotional | | | | better than cotton. It is one of the most sustainable |
| products utilize plastic that has been recycled in one | | | | plants for fabric production, and typically requires no |
| form or another. They are used to make promotional | | | | pesticides or fertilizers. Living Items: As the old saying |
| products such as: yo-yos, mugs, rulers, keyrings, | | | | goes, "give the gift that keeps on giving." Living item |
| pens, and more. The types of recycling include: | | | | promotional products are the perfect way to give a |
| - Post Consumer: This is plastic recycled from | | | | gift that will literally last for years to come. Here are |
| consumer goods, such as water bottles, detergent | | | | some examples: |
| containers, etc. The plastic is collected at local | | | | - Seeds: Give seed packets or seedlings for |
| recycling centers, then reprocessed and remolded. | | | | everything from flowers to herbs. There are indoor |
| - Post Industrial: Plastic is often used in the production | | | | herb gardens, booming bags, blooming cans, and seed |
| of other goods, such as cars or model airplanes. The | | | | kits, all with directions for growing. |
| plastic that is used in these industrial processes, and | | | | - Trees: Imagine giving the gift of an evergreen |
| not part of a finished product, is reprocessed and | | | | seedling. The tree comes with directions for planting |
| recycled for other uses. | | | | and care, and will grow for decades. Or, choose the |
| - Off-White Recycled Plastic: Most post-consumer | | | | smaller bonsai tree for indoor care and meditation. |
| plastic is a hodge-podge of colored containers, | | | | - Ecospheres: Large or small decorative glass spheres |
| resulting in a finished product that is black in color. | | | | that house micro-organisms in a self-sustaining |
| This process is different, as it divides the plastics by | | | | environment. |
| color before being reprocessed, allowing for a | | | | Other Items: As recycled products become more |
| wider-range of colors upon completion. | | | | popular, and the demand grows, so does the |
| Natural Fibers: The fabric of our lives, cotton is still | | | | selection. Here are even more eco-friendly |
| the most popular clothing material in the United | | | | promotional products: |
| States. However, cotton farms account for 25% of | | | | - Solar Power and Hand Cranked Lights: Batteries not |
| all pesticide and insecticide use. So with consumers | | | | included? No problem. You don't need them with |
| becoming more Earth-conscious, alternatives to the | | | | these flashlights that are powered by the sun, or by |
| age-old cotton industry are growing even more | | | | hand-cranking. |
| popular. Now you can purchase eco friendly apparel | | | | - Bamboo USB Drives: Natural in look and impact, |
| such as t-shirts, thongs, infant clothing and hats that | | | | these USB drives are perfect for giveaways to |
| are made out of hemp or bamboo, or even organic | | | | Earth-conscious college students or employees. |
| cotton. Here are a variety of types of natural fibers | | | | - Tote Bags: Never worry about answering Paper or |
| you can find in earth friendly promotional products: | | | | Plastic again, with these re-usable tote bags. Perfect |
| - Organic Cotton: The same, touch, feel and look of | | | | for the big-box grocery stores or a trip to the |
| regular cotton, organic cotton is grown with minimal | | | | farmer's market. |
| use of toxic pesticides and insecticides. These organic | | | | Eco-friendly promotional products can be functional |
| farms have a low-impact on the environment. | | | | and fun, but best of all, they reflect well on you and |
| - Hemp: Different than black-market marijuana, | | | | your organization. |
| industrial hemp was popular in the 1700's, and | | | | |