Green Options

SanMar is now adding some color to their line of bamboo and organic cotton polos with the introduction of their Port Authority Bamboo Charcoal Birdseye Jacquard Sport Shirts and Port Authority 100% Organic Cotton Sport Shirts. These items come in a range of colors and men and ladies cuts.

So spring is here - or at least on the way - and that means Raining Rose is introducing a few more flavors to their lineup and well as some wrap templates.

In 2009 Americanna has improved on the Retread™ Recycled Rubber Jar Openers by adding new shapes to the line and two new imprint colors, blue and gold. In addition Americanna has expended the 100% recycled Retread™ line to include the Flat Tire™ Car Coaster, the Flat Tire™ Coaster, and the Tire Tag™ Key Fob. All great giveaways for any Ecopreneurist focusing on the auto industry, recycling or waste management solutions.

A lot of manufactures now have eco-friendly computer mouse pads for sale. And since tech companies - and tech ecopreneurists - seem to always be at the cutting edge of green, these make really good promo items.

In a move I can only say is very ecopreneural, Vantage is teaming up with distributors like Proforma to offer a full line of 20 plus Earth Day designs ready to be placed onto all nine of their organic cotton t-shirts and totes.

By co-branding with a larger event or organization you get to piggy-back on the the publicity they generate as well as instant access to their audience.

Finding the right tote is always a bit of a hassle for marketing teams, and with convention season and indeed Earth Day right around the corner, many Ecopreneurists want to make sure their bags stand out in the crowds.

Sometimes it is not the Ecopreneurists out there leading the way. Sometimes it is the established brands in our industry like AshCity or Gemline making the most advances. Well not to be out done in the area of writing instruments Shepenco is continuing to expand their line of eco-friendly products.

Last year the race was on to figure out the best, safest and most sustainable printing methods for t-shirts and caps. Is it water based inks or veg/soy based dyes, or another option? That debate is still out there.

This is a guest post by John Simonetta, owner of Proforma Simonetta Freelance, an eco-friendly promotional items consultancy (see proformagreen.com). John’s blogs are designed to keep us up to date on the “greening” of his industry.

Vitronic Promotional Group has likely got the nicest low cost organic cotton cap on the market. They rock because Vitronic prints them with an eco-friendly process as well, so they are super green. We wrote about these caps earlier in the article Click to Continue Reading