From Waste to Impact: Celebrating Global Recycling Day with Sustainable Merch
How can you make your next marketing campaign more sustainable?
Every year on 18th March, Global Recycling Day highlights the critical role recycling plays in protecting our planet. With global waste levels rising, businesses have a growing responsibility to rethink how they produce and promote.
Every year, recycled products help save over 700 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. This figure is projected to increase to 1 billion tons by 2030. There is no doubt that recycling is on the front line of fighting for the future sustainability of our planet.
At Sycal, we are constantly introducing new recycled, recyclable products and showing how we can turn waste into opportunities that can promote your brand as environmentally conscious, as well as future thinking!
Custom Branded Recycled Bags
Long gone are the days when recycled goods look like recycled goods. Today, we can source custom branded promotional gifts and branded giveaways that are made from recycled cottons, plastics, papers, and naturally occurring waste materials.
If you’re looking for custom branded bags, we offer a wide range of promotional bags manufactured from recycled cotton and recycled polyethene terephthalate (RPET). Not only are these products utilising wasted textiles and plastics, but they also use far less water than creating a new bag from virgin materials. For reference, when compared against regular production, recycled cotton saves around 765,000 litres of water per tonne! This manufacturing technique is even more sustainable than the production of organic cotton, requiring less water and fewer resources.
With RPET, you can utilise wasted plastic materials, saving around 66% more energy than creating a bag from scratch. A fantastic alternative for your next promotional merchandise campaign.
Our Impact AWARE range of products are made of recycled plastics that would have otherwise ended up in our rivers and oceans. In fact, 2% of all proceeds from the sales of these goods are donated to Water.org. You can trace the authenticity of each product by its unique Aware Tracer that tells the story of your product’s journey.
For a single Impact Aware RPET drawstring bag, 2.4 plastic 500ml bottles were reused, and 1.41 litres of water were saved compared to creating a regular plastic drawstring bag.
The entire Impact collection features items from hats to bags, t-shirts to drinkware and isn’t limited to just rPET but also includes recycled cotton and canvas. Individual products can save anywhere from 0.5L to 30L of water, making these recycled bags a perfect choice for supporting Global Recycling Day.
Recycled Promotional Clothing and Accessories
If you’re looking for new branded workwear, uniforms, or promotional clothing for an event, recycled garments are the way forward!
Whether you’re looking for hats, jackets, hoodies, or accessories, we offer a wide range of eco-friendly and recycled clothing options, perfect for any demographic.
All of our recycled clothing options can be customised to feature your logo, branding, or marketing messaging, allowing your customers and colleagues to stand out from the crowd!
Literally Anything Else
Whether you’re looking for drinkware, electronics, stationery, umbrellas, notepads, dog collars, lunch boxes, or even awards, we can provide personalised recycled alternatives! Whether it’s using traditional materials like cotton and plastic, or something more unusual like coffee grounds, apple peels, or elephant poo!
Easy steps your business can take to make an impact is switching to more sustainable and reusable merchandise, choosing products made from recycled materials or certified sources. If you’re looking to decrease your carbon footprint or make a small impact on the planet, why not consider recycled alternatives to your traditional product options? For more information, speak to a member of our team today, we’re happy to help. Call us on 01234 841741 or email us at sales@sycal.co.uk.
