Eco-Friendly

The World’s Largest T-shirt Is the Size of a Baseball Field
January 25, 2018 at 1:38 pm

We here at Promo Marketing love hearing about big deals no matter whether they are the kind that yields financial windfall for companies, especially those within the promotional products industry, or are the sort that makes life on this third rock from the sun even more amazing thanks to their ingenuity. While the former variety…

McDonald’s Will Phase Out Styrofoam Cups and Packaging
January 11, 2018 at 12:43 pm

Some New Year’s resolutions require their originators to use the entire calendar to make them realities, yet the completion of such time-consuming endeavors deserves no less praise than the execution of easier aspirations. In fact, the former might merit a bit more recognition because they often involve overcoming conundrums that have long been burdens. McDonald's…

California Says Nestle Is Extracting More Than Allowed for Its Bottled Water Operation
December 28, 2017 at 2:07 pm

California's State Water Board announced that Nestle may not have the proper legal permits to collect water it bottles from the state's San Bernardino National Forest. Nestle collects and bottles millions of gallons of the water for its Arrowhead brand. According to NPR, The State Water Board said that Nestle may only have the right…

Activists Call for Levi's to Overhaul Supply Chain for Environmental Purposes
December 19, 2017 at 11:54 am

The environmental group Stand.earth is calling on Levi Strauss & Co. to overhaul its supply chain and implement renewable energy, asking the company to source at least 50 percent of its energy from renewable resources by 2035. Last week, activists showed up at the company's flagship San Francisco store, taking off their jeans as part…

New Denver Broncos Hats Made From Four Water Bottles Each
November 13, 2017 at 2:11 pm

I find myself buying more plastic water bottles than I’d care to admit. While I always make a point of recycling them, and even refill them a few times, I’d be naïve if I said I believed this was an eco-friendly approach to water consumption. Of course, I’ve tried reusable bottles, but I always manage…

An NFL Team Is Turning Recycled Stadium Banners Into Tote Bags
November 1, 2017 at 12:44 pm

Partnering with Alchemy Goods, the Seahawks will be turning recycled stadium event banners into sturdy and sustainable tote bags. The upcycled bags will be sold at the team’s four proshops for $22 apiece, with all proceeds going to the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence...

Apparel Brands, Organizations Create Supply Chain Sustainability Group
October 24, 2017 at 2:45 pm

Companies and organizations in the apparel world, such as Gap Inc., Target, the Sustainable Trade Initiative and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, have established the Apparel Impact Institute (AII), which will focus on helping apparel companies with…

Australian University Uses Label Printer to Print Electronic Ink, Create Solar Panels
October 20, 2017 at 2:42 pm

Reduce, reuse, recycle. It's a mantra used by people who want to spread the word of conservation efforts that people can do from their own home. And environmental issues have become a cornerstone of the print industry. One Australian university has taken the printing industry's connection to the environment to a new level by using…

How a Fashion Lab Is Working to Make Fringe Apparel Tech Mainstream
October 4, 2017 at 2:03 pm

While trends like mustard yellow and plastic trench coats were big hits at Paris Fashion Week, one designer decided to put the focus on the future of textiles. According to Engadget, Stella McCartney teamed up with an incubator called Fashion Tech Labs (FTL) to introduce new tech that breaks the textile pollution cycle. So what…