EcoSense looks to understand sustainability
The PenWarehouse and Snap Products is looking to shed light on how environmental issues affect the merchandise sector through a new initiative called EcoSense.
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The PenWarehouse and Snap Products is looking to shed light on how environmental issues affect the merchandise sector through a new initiative called EcoSense.
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The Promotional Candy Company has announced that its packaging is now completely plastic-free.
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Products made of the natural material may not be all they seem and should be tested accordingly.
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The latest moves by business to cut the use of plastic has seen fast-food giants Burger King and McDonald’s announced they are to end the giving of free plastic toys with children’s meals. Burger King announced the decision, which could save approximately 320 tonnes of plastic waste a year, following a petition by two schoolgirls. Sisters Ella and Caitlin McEwan launched a petition on Change.org to get McDonald’s and Burger King to “think of the environment” and stop giving children the plastic toys.
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As part of their dedication to sustainability, CupPrint are pleased to have achieved PEFC accreditation to demonstrate their commitment to sourcing materials from sustainable forestry within the rigorous global standards outlined by PEFC.
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Making more from less: The Swiss brand Prodir is now offering its QS01, QS20 and QS30 models in a new variation called “Stone”. In this version, the casings are produced with a mineral-enriched material that reduces the amount of plastic by 60%.
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This year’s Merchandise World show at Milton Keynes saw the launch of a new area Eco World, giving exhibitors the opportunity to highlight products with environmental or sustainable credentials.
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Merchandise World smashes it again!
576 of the promotional merchandise industry’s top distributors attended Merchandise World at the MK Arena on the 11th September 2019. Almost every major UK distributor company was there, alongside many other significant and professional distributors. The hall itself was buzzing and vibrant as 125 exhibitors created an excellent array of colourful and innovated stands to present their eco, new and top selling products.
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Necessity is the mother of invention, and merchandise companies are innovating with alternative products. Bagco currently has a range of recycled cotton, which is made from recycled cotton and rPET (recycled plastic bottles). All samples are sent in paper bags with minimal packaging for orders – one cardboard box and this is the box that the goods are packed in from the factories. The company also makes a donation to Plastic Oceans for every recycled bag sold.
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Hardly a week goes by without another announcement about how companies, governments, and organizations are seeking to leave less of a footprint on our planet. Intercontinental Hotels recently pledged to remove the 200 million miniature plastic toiletries it uses annually, by 2021. Brewers, Carlsberg and Guinness are just two of the beer companies who are getting rid of plastic rings that hold four-packs together.
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Process improvement
The Leather Business has just launched a new range of recycled leather products, The Reco Collection featuring 10 of the best-selling lines manufactured in a unique way. Natural latex avoids using chemicals to stick fibers together. As well as using biodegradable poly bags, when despatching orders, the company reuses all of the packagings and avoids foam or other non-recyclable materials.
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A new Guinness World Record set by eco bag retailer, Cotton Bag Co, enlisting the help of Wiltshire primary school children to decorate the World’s Largest Jute Bag on International Plastic Bag Free Day. Cotton Bag Co’s record-breaking jute bag measured at 22.5m wide by 14.6m high, more than double the size of the previous record.
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There are millions of name and promotional badges supplied in the UK every year from either UK or overseas manufacturers and everyone poly bags them and uses vast amounts of plastic packaging to protect badges in transit. All of the plastic packaging ends up in landfill and is unnecessary.
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Pinfold Promotions hosted an end-user event in Nottingham, with 14 key suppliers showcasing their latest promotional merchandise.
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Chesham-based promotional printer, B-Loony, has launched an eco-friendly balloon stick as an alternative to the single use plastic sticks which are to be banned by the EU.
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E leather recycled Environmentally Friendly Notebook. Casebound Notebook made from recycled E-leather.
Congratulations to Juniper for winning the Platinum Award for Eco Product of the Year for their E leather recycled Environmentally Friendly Notebook! See you at Merchandise World, don’t forget to register!
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Newchurch 6.5oz recycled cotton tote. Made from recycled cotton – the most sustainable shopper on the market.
Congratulations to Bagco for winning the Gold Award for Eco Product of the Year for their Newchurch 6.5oz recycled cotton tote! See you at Merchandise World, don’t forget to register!
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Bio-degradable Sports Bottle. First Editions set of manufacture a bottle which is not only reusable and recyclable but is also Bio-Degradable.
Congratulations to First Editions Ltd for winning the Silver Award for Eco Product of the Year for their Bio-Degradable Sports Bottle! See you at Merchandise World, don’t forget to register!
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