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Event planners aren't in the packaging creation business -- they are in the DEMAND and WASTE management end of the packaging challenge. Event managers can select products and services that REDUCE packaging, and properly handle WASTE management so that packaging materials are recycled -- thus, reducing use of virgin materials and filling landfills... that produce methane gas -- and that's not good for the neighbors!!!
TIPS:
Select vendors and products with MINIMAL packaging. Buy bulk whenever possible, even for water, snacks and flatware. Reduction is the sincerest form of flattery...uhhhh, conservation! :-)
Encourage attendees to use RECYCLE BINS that are conveniently placed. And then make sure that waste is properly cycled into an effective supply chain. A simple phone call or two to providers can encourage and improve the results for thousands of pounds of waste!
Sustainable packaging:
TIPS:
Select vendors and products with MINIMAL packaging. Buy bulk whenever possible, even for water, snacks and flatware. Reduction is the sincerest form of flattery...uhhhh, conservation! :-)
Encourage attendees to use RECYCLE BINS that are conveniently placed. And then make sure that waste is properly cycled into an effective supply chain. A simple phone call or two to providers can encourage and improve the results for thousands of pounds of waste!
Sustainable packaging:
- Is beneficial, safe & healthy for individuals and communities throughout its life cycle;
- Meets market criteria for performance and cost;
- Is sourced, manufactured, transported, and recycled using renewable energy;
- Maximizes the use of renewable or recycled source materials;
- Is manufactured using clean production technologies and best practices;
- Is made from materials healthy in all probable end of life scenarios;
- Is physically designed to optimize materials and energy;
- Is effectively recovered and utilized in biological and/or industrial cradle to cradle cycles.
The criteria presented here blend broad sustainability objectives with business considerations and strategies that address the environmental concerns related to the life cycle of packaging. These criteria relate to the activities of our membership and define the areas in which we actively seek to encourage transformation, innovation and optimization. We believe that by successfully addressing these criteria, packaging can be transformed into a cradle to cradle flow of packaging materials in a system that is economically robust and provides benefit throughout the life cycle—a sustainable packaging system.
SOURCE: Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Who are you? What do you do? Who do you do it with? Those are the immediate questions we seek when we network in a group of strangers at trade shows, meetings and conferences.
Time is short, so easily reading names by attendees can help them prioritize who to spend those precious few moments with, or how to contact one another later. And that's important.
The solution: handy, respectful name tags.
The name tag product choices have expanded to include basic stick-on labels to . . .
LANYARDS
Hang a sign, a pen, your hotel keys, or any of a variety of badge holders around the necks of your attendees with a sporty or blend-in neck cord or lanyard. They can be ordered blank, or with a little time on your side, they can be printed or woven with custom identity slogans or company logos and names.
Eco friendly Lanyards use Organic Cotton to reduce pollution in the fields and factories that provide the raw cotton fibers. I know you don't think a little string can make a difference...but when you consider that 7 pounds of pesticides and fertilizer chemicals are required for every POUND of cotton fabric manufactured -- your green contribution weighs in.
Another eco-friendly option is a Recycled Content lanyard. New recycled content fabric are being developed and recycled soda and water bottles make a very nice polyester-type lanyard that keeps plastic out of our landfills and oceans -- a worthy earthy goal.
Another eco-friendly strategy is to encourage REUSE of lanyards. Making the "message" prominent and HIP and the corporate identity subtle can encourage reuse of the lanyard at future meetings -- even while jogging! Reuse improves REDUCTION of natural materials, and is the friendliest cut of them all.
And then there is the DYE. Dye also relies heavily on chemicals and fabric dyes are not so eco-friendly. Choosing a neutral color for both the lanyard and ink colors that don't rely on harsh chemicals can save some additional impact.
LANYARD & MEETING DESIGN TIPS
CONTACT INFO:
Time is short, so easily reading names by attendees can help them prioritize who to spend those precious few moments with, or how to contact one another later. And that's important.
The solution: handy, respectful name tags.
The name tag product choices have expanded to include basic stick-on labels to . . .
One company that specializes in marketing promotions for meetings is MARCO, a Pennsylvania company that provides online ordering convenience and speedy delivery.
- Badge holders
- Lanyards
- Neck wallets
- Ribbons
LANYARDS
Hang a sign, a pen, your hotel keys, or any of a variety of badge holders around the necks of your attendees with a sporty or blend-in neck cord or lanyard. They can be ordered blank, or with a little time on your side, they can be printed or woven with custom identity slogans or company logos and names.
Eco friendly Lanyards use Organic Cotton to reduce pollution in the fields and factories that provide the raw cotton fibers. I know you don't think a little string can make a difference...but when you consider that 7 pounds of pesticides and fertilizer chemicals are required for every POUND of cotton fabric manufactured -- your green contribution weighs in.
Another eco-friendly option is a Recycled Content lanyard. New recycled content fabric are being developed and recycled soda and water bottles make a very nice polyester-type lanyard that keeps plastic out of our landfills and oceans -- a worthy earthy goal.
Another eco-friendly strategy is to encourage REUSE of lanyards. Making the "message" prominent and HIP and the corporate identity subtle can encourage reuse of the lanyard at future meetings -- even while jogging! Reuse improves REDUCTION of natural materials, and is the friendliest cut of them all.
And then there is the DYE. Dye also relies heavily on chemicals and fabric dyes are not so eco-friendly. Choosing a neutral color for both the lanyard and ink colors that don't rely on harsh chemicals can save some additional impact.
LANYARD & MEETING DESIGN TIPS
- Choose organic cotton
- Use recycled fabric
- Use neutral, or non-chemical intensive dyes
- Make the message hip and endearing ... not commercial
- Encourage recycling and reuse of the lanyard. Vocalize some ideas to your attendees!
- Limit your orders to what you need -- don't throw any extra lanyards away -- donate remainders to a school, etc.
- Bring in a "Green Meeting" manager to help with other event management issues such as trash, food, energy and transportation.
CONTACT INFO:
Continue reading Lanyards for Meeting and Greeting.
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