Introducing 10 Environmentally Friendly Promotional Products For Less Than $1.00

Even if the country you live and work in does not happen to use the US Dollar, I think you get the picture. The gifts listed in this article are both eco friendly and they don’t cost very much. Anyone who has tried to source environmentally friendly gifts in the past will most likely have noticed that you need to dig a little deeper in your pockets to purchase ‘greener’ products. Here I would like to introduce you to ten eco products that you can purchase to promote your business without breaking the bank open to do so.

I have scanned hundreds of promotional gifts websites from around the globe and have seen that for the most part, the same eco gifts are available. The information presented here should apply to you regardless of where you do business. If you would like to send out eco promotional products in your next advertising campaign, then please read on…

Promotional Pens: Promotional pens are very popular promotional gifts all around the world. Today, pens are one of the best selling ‘green’ gift options available. Pens are particularly sought after because they are useful. Everyone needs to write. Some of the most popular eco friendly pens available are manufactured from biodegradable cornstarch. Due to the very fact that these pens are biodegradable, you need to understand that they will over time discolor and will actually disappear if you put them in the ground. Other popular pens include those made out of recycled CD cases, used newspapers and plastic cups. Please note that these pens are all called different things from website to website. Bic have recently launched the Ecolutions range of pens. They look fantastic and are available in many mix-n-match colours but be warned that they are only 32% recycled.

Promotional Pencils: Like pens, pencils are used regularly in the office which makes them an ideal promotional gift. Pencils can be found manufactured in paper, foil, plastic and of course wood. If you prefer wooden pencils, look for pencils manufactured with FSC certified wood. This is wood that comes from well sustainable, properly maintained forests.

Promotional Lanyards: Look for organic cotton lanyards for your next trade show or event. Lanyards are a popular promotional item because they offer such a large print area and they are very visible on the days you need them to be.

Promotional Plastic Drinks Bottles: These are perfect for outdoor sporting events and charity marathons. Many are now manufactured in recycled plastic from varying sources. Be careful and shop around for the best prices. A bottle that is inexpensive on one site could be quite expensive on another.

Promotional Key rings: Key rings are manufactured in a large range of recycled materials. From recycled leather to fashionable key rings made from plastic drinks bottles, keyrings offer you a very inexpensive means of getting your logo and message in front of your customers and keeping it there.

Recycles Plastic Bags: Plastic carrier bags are popular gifts at trade shows. Now they are available in a large range of colours. The most popular are biodegradable. Plastic carrier bags will only cost you pennies and they offer a large print area on two sides for your advertisement.

Mini Plastic Paperclips: Each country seems to have its own version of these popular desktop products. Small printable plastic paperclips are available in may colours and only cost a few pennies each. They normally come boxed in quantities of 100.

Promotional Coasters: Coasters are excellent promoters for restaurants, bars and the office board room. The least expensive are manufactured in recycled wood pulp but recycled plastic versions are also quite inexpensive as are recycled bonded leather coasters. Many can be printed in full digital color which offers you a brilliant and colorful promotional tool to get your message in front of your customers.

Fridge Magnets with Recycled Paper: Fridge magnets have been a big seller for many years. One of the most popular eco friendly versions can be cut into the shape of your choice. Attached to the magnet is a pad of recycled paper, perfect for taking phone notes or making a shopping list.

Paper Pad: Pads of paper are available in a lot of different sizes. Many can be printed in full colour for less than $1.00. Whether you only want to give away small jotter pads or you wish to give your customers a larger desk pad, recycled paper pads offer exceptional value for money.

Recycling Means Saving In More Ways Than One

This great big planet seems to be getting smaller and smaller. As more people call it home, the need to conserve, preserve and recycle is becoming more and more evident. While it’s not possible for one person to solve all the world’s problems when it comes to preservation and conservation, a single human can make a huge difference in a single community or an area.

Recycling is one of the best ways a person can make a difference in their community. The effort is relatively simple, generally supported by curbside pick up and can even be financially beneficial. Plus, it benefits the planet.

If you doubt the necessity to recycle, take a look at your weekly trash. Now consider what items could be pulled out and saved from a trip to a landfill. Cuts the number of bags down by a lot, doesn’t it?

If you’d like to get started recycling, but don’t know how, here are some ideas:

* Check with your local government authority to see if there are curbside recycling programs in place. If your government doesn’t have them, perhaps your trash handlers do. In many communities there are special, designated days for recycling of certain items. There’s not even a need to take the recyclables to a special collection site – it comes to you instead.

* If there is a recycling program in place, find out its rules and regulations. Depending on location, some items may be accepted and others may not. There may even be special bags or bins necessary to make sure the pick up program can easily identify what’s meant to be recycled and what’s meant for the landfill.

* If you don’t have a recycling program, check with a recycling company. These do exist and they handle everything from cardboard to aluminum and copper and more.

In general, the following items are accepted by recycling programs. Keep in mind though some of these items can net you cash if you turn them into a company rather than put them through a curbside service. In some cases, a lot of money.

* Glass. Many types of glass can be recycled. This will oftentimes have to be rinsed out. Check with your local program for information on types accepted and prep steps necessary.

* Aluminum. This is one that can net you money. Check for local regulations on its recycling, but keep in mind if you go through a lot of cans, you could be throwing money away if you don’t recycle, not to mention wasting landfill space.

* Copper wires. Electricians often come into contact with this. When stripped of its covering, this can net some serious cash at a recycling place.

* Newspapers. These are great for recycling. There’s no need to throw them away. Newspapers can be worth money for those who recycling them, too. In fact, many youth organizations do newspaper drives to make themselves some extra cash. Rather than selling a product, they collect your junk for their fundraising.

Making a difference for our planet truly begins one person at a time. Recycling is an easy way to get active and have an impact.

Hydrogen Motoring Kits – More Than Big Fuel Savers

 

 

The advantage of installing a hydrogen conversion kit in your motor vehicle is not just big fuel savings. You also get lots more engine power, a much cleaner engine and lower emissions.

 

As you drive your car the engine gets dirtier inside from gunk and carbon build up. Your engine may currently be only about 20 per cent efficient with most of the energy from petrol being lost to heat. By installing a hydrogen gas kit, you immediately improve engine performance and efficiency, no matter how old or new the vehicle.

With the hydrogen kit installed emissions drop significantly. Unburned hydrocarbons are burned up, particulates and CO2 are reduced. This lowers the burden on your catalytic converter, making this expensive part last longer. Your engine burns slightly cooler because gas is burned up faster by introducing hydrogen, so the metal doesn’t have as much time to get hot.

The hydrogen car kit uses electricity from the battery to produce hydrogen from water and injects it in to your petrol.

The system provides hydrogen as the car needs it, rather than in storage tanks. The combustible gas is safe because it’s burned steadily from the water.

It can be used on petrol or diesel powered cars, vans, trucks and SUVs. The conversion is safe and easy to do. All that ‘s needed is a manual and parts for the kits. The parts can be easily purchased for less than $100 at local hardware and auto stores.

The system is easy to remove and re-install. If you think your dealer may give you a problem honouring a warranty, just take a few minutes to remove it beforehand. Pop it back in when you get home. No modifications are done to the engine itself.

 

China 2035 Bigger Than USA – Green Energy Stocks – G8 Summit

full transcript at www.sinomania.com China Clean Tech Green Energy stocks renew investor interest; the hot air fizzles at the G8 Summit; new report says China to surpass United States can double again by mid century, more… Sinomania! Volume II Webisode 60, July 9, 2008

Going Green: Green Living Is Easier Than We Think

When we discuss the environment, as with any topic, there are as many opinions as people and some will take their points to the extreme- either extreme.

The true need is for each of us to understand that we are borrowing the space we have here on earth for but a short time. When we borrow something, should we not be responsible and do our best to return it in the same or better condition in which we received it? We would expect that of a neighbor who borrowed a tool would we not?

The solution is in learning how to coexist with and “re”learn how to take care of and respect the things of this earth. Let us find ways to teach each other alternative methods for working with nature.

My grandpa was a farmer and my grandma, being part American Indian, was inherently a naturalist. When I was a young girl it was their guidance that taught me things like; garlic and marigolds planted with the crops kept the bugs from “eatin’ everything ‘afore we get it to the kitchen”. And of course Grandma would insist that it was the peppermint she had planted ’round the outside that kept the bugs from goin’ in the house. There were no pesticides to be found on the farm but the vegetables and the flower gardens always produced in abundance.

She always said: God didn’t put anything here by accident. He gave us everything we need. My grandmother knew how to use almost every plant or weed that grew in the Midwest. It’s those little bits of knowledge that I treasure most, like; ‘If you find poison ivy you can also grab the cure right from the ground (Spotted forget-me-not) normally not too far off’, or that steaming your head in bayberry leaves will kick out the nastiest of colds, or that vanilla is a good insect repellent, and the list goes on. Today, I realize I should have paid much closer attention.

I am not an extremist and I am not the greenest. I do respect the land and space that I borrow and try to be conscious of my behavior. There are things I don’t do because of cost, there I things I don’t do because of necessity (like trying to earn a living) or because I do enjoy some of the little luxuries of modern day like watching a little TV before bed, but I am mindful of what I do.

We DO compost our kitchen scraps, we DO plan vehicle trips to make every trip as effective and efficient as possible, we DO turn off the water while we brush our teeth and lots of other little things. We look for ways to do a better job of living green because it is the right thing to do. Most often living greener does not require a lot of effort, and frequently it even saves us some money; like the rain barrels we have used for years to water our vegetable garden and flowers.

I know barely a tenth of what my Grandma knew and she always was trying to learn more. Perhaps what we all need is a good teacher…

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