Three Reasons Eco Friendly Business Promotional Items Are On The Rise

The environment is big business. Nobody wants to be seen as environmentally irresponsible, so companies put everything from internal practices to promotions through a fine-toothed comb. But when it comes to business promotional items, choosing eco-friendly products is nowhere near the burden it used to be. Located in Central Ontario, Promos Canada specializes in selling a wide variety of eco-friendly promotional products. Over the years the company has greatly expanded its range of environmentally friendly promotional products. Here are three developments they cite as being critical in the development of eco-friendly options for almost every major business promotion.

Recycled Material is Inexpensive and Plentiful: Thanks to the widespread adoption of municipal recycling using recycled plastic, glass and other materials isn’t significantly more difficult than manufacturing with anything else. Economies of scale have dropped the price on recycled materials to be competitive with their non-recycled counterparts. Furthermore there’s a much wider range of recycled materials in easy reach for any manufacturer, from plastic to numerous metals. That means it’s possible to make virtually any promotional item from recycled material, including pens, water bottles, tote bags and even clothing. As recycling technology improves prices are likely to fall even more, and a wider range of materials can be used by manufacturers. If you’re purchasing imprinted pens, tote bags or other promotional items you’ll enjoy a wider range of inexpensive choice for environmentally friendly bulk imprinted promotional items.

New Eco Friendly Materials Fit Most Manufacturing Niches: Plastic and metal have always been major barriers in creating eco-friendly promotional products. They’re not biodegradable, so when your promotional items are disposable it’s hard to find an eco friendly solution. Fortunately, there are new materials that solve this problem. Corn plastic – polylactic acid – is one of these revolutionary materials. It can do almost everything conventional plastic does, and a few things you wish plastic would do. It biodegrades quickly and is non-toxic, so that even burning it presents no danger to anyone. It’s created from a renewable resource (corn, of course) that won’t run dry and won’t increase dependence on oil. Corn plastic is just one of a family of emerging bioplastics that have less environmental impact in both the manufacturing and disposable aspects of their life cycle. This makes it an excellent choice for disposable business promotional products such as pens and plastic cups. In addition to bioplastic, new ways of manufacturing can make wood and paper fill the same role – including appearance – as plastic and metal. For example, paper and other forms of wood fiber can serve as the casings for environmentally friendly imprinted pens. As companies learn to manufacture with these materials more efficiently, prices will continue to drop.

Old Standbys Are in Demand as Eco Friendly Options: Many traditional promotional items are now considered to be “eco-friendly,” and some have become necessities. As cities discourage bottled water and the issues around disposable plastic bottles get more press, people are turning to permanent water bottles – ideal places to put your brand. Families are switching from plastic grocery bags to reusable ones that are basically tote bags. Nowadays, people are seeking out inexpensive ways to be environmentally friendly and a grateful when your promotion gives them the opportunity to do it.

Promos Canada is a business promotional products company specializing in bulk promotional items, imprinted flash memory products and apparel for promotions and eco-friendly promotional products.