When it comes to personalized corporate gifts, trade show giveaways and other promotion products, green is in. Ecological awareness is at an all time high. For businesses, taking the green approach can be intimidating, so in this article we'll explore practical ways to use eco friendly promotional products. Companies often fear that these will be expensive, or they'll only be a limited selection of these kinds of products available, but if you make smart choices you won't just promote your business through the giveaway product itself, but through the decision itself. Eco friendly promotional products mark your firm as a conscientious, well-managed organization that clients want to make contact with. Here are five product ideas to get you started.



Biodegradable Plastic Trade Show Giveaways

“Plastic” and “environmentally friendly” used to be impossible things to reconcile, but modern biodegradable plastics mean that you can get virtually any traditional plastic promotional product in eco-friendly form. That includes imprinted tote bags, pens and cups. In these cases, your main challenge is to make people aware that the product is biodegradable and thus, environmentally friendly. If you're manning a booth for trade show giveaways, mention the nature of the product every time you give it to someone, and use labels and accompanying flyers to put the message front and center.

Recycled Plastic Eco Friendly Promotional Products

Recycled plastic is a terrific choice for corporate gifts and trade show giveaways. First of all, suppliers can pass on low costs to you, because now that every city has a recycling infrastructure in place recycled plastic is an inexpensive material. Furthermore, the recycling symbol is well-known, so there's no confusion about the environmental impact of your imprinted mug, cup or other promotional product.

Eco Friendly Promotional Products Made of Paper

Paper is one of the best-known eco friendly promotional product materials. Everyone knows it biodegrades easily, recycles and is made of natural material. Furthermore, paper's come a long away as an industrial material, with companies like Promos Canada even offering pens largely made of recycled paper and wood. Furthermore, sturdy bags made of paper are always an excellent choice for trade show “goodie bags.” Even if you're competing with dozens of other companies with their own trade show giveaways, visitors will use your bag to carry it all, and your brand will be more visible.

Imprinted Tote Bags and Reusable Shopping Bags

One of the hot issues in environmentalism right now is plastic shopping bags. Cities are finding them increasingly difficult to dispose, and they're one of the last major non-recyclable waste sources in many communities. Cities like Toronto, Ontario, Canada are not levying surcharges on every plastic grocery bag, and other cities are doing away with them completely. The solution: Your imprinted tote bag. The tote bag has evolved from a generic convenience to a necessity to those looking to avoid plastic bags. Furthermore, you can buy bags such as the Enviro-Tote™ that are eco-friendly promotional products no matter how you use them.