Promotional items produced using alternatives to plastic
To do this, we have broken down alternative products into two categories. First, we will discuss materials of natural origin that can decompose quickly in our environment. Then, we will talk about the circular economy in the promotional merchandise sector through the recycling of existing elements, thus avoiding the introduction of new products to the market, while also reducing the energy impact of creating promotional items.
Promotional gifts and items made from natural materials:
PLA, or polylactic acid , is a plastic widely used in our society. More precisely, it's a bioplastic, made from corn starch, sugarcane, beets, etc. It's completely biodegradable; a PLA promotional item doesn't pollute the environment at the end of its life.
Glass is made from natural materials: sand, soda ash, and limestone. It is produced by combining these three elements at high temperatures. Although glass has a long degradation time, averaging 4,000 years, it can be endlessly reshaped to create ever-changing promotional items.
Bamboo is one of the plants that requires little water and grows rapidly and vigorously. It can regenerate in barely a year without fertilizer. Bamboo is renewable, strong, and durable. Bamboo is found in promotional items for the kitchen, such as mugs and cutting boards, as well as in the aesthetic category, such as toothbrushes, combs, and soap dishes.
During roasting, the husk is usually discarded. It's an environmentally friendly resource that can replace plastic in some promotional items. After oil, coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world, which implies vast potential for this material in the advertising sector. The coffee industry allows us to recover waste to create various promotional items.
Wheat straw is generally an agricultural byproduct left over after grain harvesting or wheat cultivation. This material can be reused in an environmentally friendly way, reducing the amount of plastic used in promotional items such as sunglasses.
Recycled materials used for upcycling promotional items
Cotton is the most widely used textile fiber in the world. Primarily grown in India, China, and the United States, cotton requires a mild climate and a significant amount of water (approximately 11,000 liters of water per kilogram of cotton). Recycling cotton using previously used materials or byproducts of industrial production drastically reduces water consumption, sometimes by as much as 98%.
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Recycled paper is becoming increasingly common, and its price is approaching, or even falling below, that of conventional paper. Paper will soon no longer come from trees, but from recycling. Paper and cardboard contain biodegradable fibers that facilitate recycling.
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