| Promotional bookmarks can do wonders for | | | | nowadays advocate using recycled plastic or |
| almost any company that gets business from | | | | sustainable wood when making their bookmarks. |
| books and bookstores. They come in all shapes | | | | Unfortunately, sometimes the cost and energy |
| and sizes and are made of all sorts of different | | | | used when recycling plastic can be more than the |
| materials. The most popular ones are plastic | | | | energy used to make fresh batches. So, what is |
| clip-on's that have a flat space for your company | | | | there to do now? The answer is that companies |
| name to be printed on it. This is often preferred | | | | can make use of extremely durable plastic so |
| by most companies looking to give away freebies | | | | that it will last longer and consumers don't have to |
| because they are the most durable and cheap to | | | | throw it away as fast and they will have longer |
| manufacture. | | | | use for it, therefore making it greener. |
| The issue now is the fact that plastic is very | | | | Another option is to go for recycled paper |
| difficult to recycle and both production and plastic | | | | instead. Paper is another great material for making |
| composting take its toll on the environment. That | | | | promotional bookmarks. Of course, to be |
| is the reason why more and more promotional | | | | environmentally conscious the item itself should be |
| product companies today are giving their clients | | | | made from recycled paper and should at least be |
| the chance to go 'green' and use recycled and | | | | sturdy enough to be used for a long period of |
| recyclable materials for their promotional items - | | | | time. If the paper is made too flimsy, it would |
| including bookmarks. | | | | defeat the purpose of recycling and would only |
| As mentioned, these recycled products are often | | | | end up in the trashcan after a few short weeks |
| made from plastic vending cups. No matter what | | | | of use. |
| form they take, the fact that if they are not | | | | Therefore, if a company is looking to a more |
| made from recycled material it can raise a lot of | | | | environmentally conscious promotional item and |
| environmental issues. One of the most pressing is | | | | wants to make sure they get the green light, |
| the effect of manufacturing and disposal on the | | | | then using recycled paper and recyclable plastic |
| environment. That is why a lot of companies | | | | bookmarks is the obvious way to go. |