Leeds is adding to their partnership with Aladdin® with the introduction of the Aladdin® Ecycle Travel Mug.

Aladdin® mugs are common items in many stores, the program with Leads offers Aladdin® items that can be branded with a company name, logo, etc.

Like other Aladdin green items this unit is made of eCycle(tm), an Aladdin® proprietary 100% recycled polypropylene made of FDA-approved recyclable containers. 25% of the recycled material is made of post-consumer goods and is formulated and tested to match FDA food safety material standards.

These tumblers are recyclable anywhere that resin code 5 plastics are accepted. The Ecycle Travel Mug pictured on the right has a snap-on lid, double-wall construction, a large grip handle and includes a one color imprint and 1-piece Aladdin gift box at EQP $10.17 per unit.

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

Norwood has launched two new tumblers under their Evolve line, the Evolve(TM) Traveler Mug - 16 oz and the Evolve(TM) Infinity Tumbler - 16 oz.

Both units come in a variety of colors, both are Prop 65 compliant, both are top rack dishwater safe, both are microwave safe, and both are packaged in eco-friendly packaging for shipment.

The Evolve line is also made in the US and is “designed to biodegrade within 1-5 years in a managed landfill” according to the Norwood website. With one color imprint the units both run under $2.75.

I wanted to write about the Norwood Evolve line because, if you look again at the bullet points offered in the sales material, it seems Norwood developed these mugs to specifically address issues that Ecopreneurist has raised regarding eco-friendly promotional items.

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