Eco-Swag To Keep Your Drinks C-C-C-Cold

With many folks planning their Spring events, company parties, etc., there's been a lot of interest in our eco-friendly can holders/bottle holders.

These swag favorites are made of recycled, high-density, open-cell scuba foam, and at under $2.00 each, they're a GREAT way to continue to green your brand and stay within your budget!

Prefer a bottle over a can? No problem! Our Eco Coolies also come in these adorable mini- jersey shapes.And, like the can "koozie" above, at under $2.00, it's budget-friendly and eco-friendly at the same time. (If you'd prefer the zippered version, of course, we have that, too!)

Last, but not least, if you need a little more color in your green swag, well, we've got you covered there, as well: these great little things can be imprinted with a four-color process, like the CSC Cycling Team did:

(Does it get any cuter than that??!!!)


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Eco-Swag.com presents The Renegade Backpack Made from Plastic Bottles

This awesome backpack is not only gorgeous, but super-durable and made from good ol' recycled plastic bottles.

It's manufactured in a WRAP-Certified factory (Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production), and the entire collection reflects a conscious concern and commitment to protect our environment. With superb abrasion and wear-resistance, it's an excellent daily-use product that is, of course, nice and green.

Minimum on this beauty: One!

Get yours now at eco-swag.com. Tell your friends to get one, too.

Or tell your friends to get two. :-)

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Bottle Your Own Water

You know the idea has been gnawing at you . . . "Should I buy this [plastic] bottle of water, or should I get a reusable one, and just keep re-filling it?" Well, chances are good that if YOU are thinking that, so are many of your customers. That's where awesome, aluminum, reusable, light-weight sports bottles come in!

Everybody drinks water, right?. We all know we're supposed to get our eight glasses a day. So, why not keep your brand in front of your customers, while they keep themselves healthy -- not to mention environmentally-conscious.

If this is the only "eco-friendly promo" you do this year, it's a good one. It'll be used (therefore, your logo will be seen multiple times) every day (and what more do you want from promotional products?); your customers will love it (and use it!); and you'll be doing good.

This is a winner.

Green your brand. Start here.

What is "Organic Cotton" anyway?

Organic Cotton t-shirts, one of the many types of eco-swag, or "green swag," available, are becoming more and more popular as promotional products and giveaways.

Long a staple marketing tool (because people seem to keep them for years and years. Heck, I still have mine from the '79 Jackson's World Tour! And, yes, it still fits, but that's another story.), the popularity of branded t-shirts isn't diminishing. However, a great change is occurring: both purchasers of promo items, and attendees of events, are requesting their tees be of organic cotton.

So, what exactly is organic cotton, you say?

Well, according to Completely Cotton, this refers to organically-grown cotton using crop rotation, beneficial insects, compost and other, less aggressive, farming methods, in place of chemical fertilizers and intensive farming techniques.

According to the Soil Association, a typical conventional cotton t-shirt uses approximately 150 grams of acutely toxic pesticides and insecticides; that's the size of a cup of sugar. Organic cotton is manufactured from organically grown cotton plants. No chemical pesticides or fertilizers are used to grow it, and the final cloth is unbleached and dyed with natural plant dyes.

Unbleached cotton tees are easy to spot, as they are ecru in color -- or very light brown,--sounder for the environment than bleached or dyed cotton.

Of course, for marketing purposes, ecru may not always be the way to go, as color does, after all, have its place in the promo world. Brands are brands.

But, here's hoping that, as the desire for screenprinted, cotton tees continues to grow, more and more folks will at least consider using organic ones (even if the logos on them aren't exactly eco-friendly -- but, we're working on that).

For more info on organic tees, and other promotional items and client gifts, visit our website, or e-mail me at ecoswag@gmail.com.