The need to recycle is required more than ever with environmental pollution on the rise. Recycling is a key ingredient in the sustainability mix to ensure we have a positive future for our planet. With more and more households making it a priority to recycle, awareness of the importance of recycling is growing. 

Despite the increase in awareness of recycling, the UK rate has dropped from 46% to 44.4%. This decrease reflects the impact of the pandemic and the service disruptions it created. The ongoing impact needs to be fought against to meet DEFRA’s target to recycle 65% of municipal waste by 2023! To meet these recycling targets, there is a need for the British public to be educated and encouraged by influential bodies like councils, global organisations and politicians.  

An impactful way to encourage communities to join the recycling campaign is to lead by example; use branded merchandise made from recyclable and recycled materials to promote your organisation’s recycling message. Like famous actor and environmentalist, Ed Begley Jr. said “If you’re not buying recycled products, you’re not really recycling” – recycling can start at any point in the circular economy but buying recycled products is a good place to start your organisation’s eco-conscious journey.

 Recyclable and Recycled - What's the Difference?

A clear and straightforward way to make your marketing campaigns more sustainable is to utilise recycled and recyclable promotional merchandise. At Allwag, we offer a range of branded merchandise made from recyclable and recycled materials. 

Sustainable Spotlight

The mainstay of our suppliers are working towards sustainable goals by offering biodegradable, recycled and recyclable merchandise. With many of our clients demanding sustainable promotional products, the option to provide eco-friendly merchandise is easier than ever.

Our go-to Cornish based manufacturer has been making waves in the promotional merchandise industry with its 100% recycled range. Their Planet Positive Promise works towards minimising waste, reducing a negative environmental impact and staying ahead of the game, focusing on maintaining recyclability and reusability. 

Here are some of our favourite positive impact sustainable merchandise products from their range:

Cork makes for a stylish sustainable merchandise product, but why? Cork is a naturally and environmentally friendly material because it biodegrades completely and can be recycled without producing any toxic residues. 

Cork is a sustainable material that also has an eco-friendly appearance with its natural tones. Our range of cork merchandise including branded notebooks, branded pens,  branded reusable bottles and branded coasters will complement any sustainable marketing campaign. 

Aluminium is a highly durable material and its sustainable properties are often overlooked. 100% recyclable, aluminium can be reused multiple times without degrading its fundamental make-up. Nearly 75% of aluminium ever produced is still in use today because of its recyclable composition. 

 This remarkable recyclable material is great for high-quality promotional merchandise. The durable yet sustainable material makes for a long-lasting, premium product that will be popular among customers and employees. Popular merchandise items made of aluminium are branded keyrings, personalised name badges and branded card holders, click on view all below to few more!

When it comes to choosing a recyclable material, paper and cardboard are popular choices. Like most recycled materials, they must be sorted correctly before being sent off to a recycling plant. A longstanding favourite within the paper category is natural brown paper, this MUST be recycled with card rather than paper or it'll cause brown flecks in recycled white paper.

Our paper products are available in a range of textures and colours that can be sorted into a recycling bin when discarded. Our paper-based branded merchandise include everything from traditional branded notebooks to branded seeded sticky notes; we have a paper product that will fit any campaign.

RPET is recycled virgin PET, also known as recycled polyethylene terephthalate. Plastic pollution is becoming one of the most pressing environmental issues on Earth, meaning the recycling of materials like RPET is crucial for a better future.

The plastic content in RPET has been recycled – this is what the R in RPET stands for. When recycling RPET material, 24% of carbon emissions are reduced, resulting in it being a renewable material for a plethora of products. After the use of a RPET product, the sustainable material can be heated, melted and transformed into new materials.

RPET is a popular material that many of our promotional merchandise products are made from. We have a whole host of recyclable products that will fit your organisation's eco-friendly agenda. 

Another 100% recyclable material is glass. Its ability to be re-melted over and over again without losing its quality means glass has an endless lifecycle. Not only is the material of glass super sustainable, but the glass industry also has an eco-friendly focus; the UK glass sector has a 76% recycling rate, making it one of the highest rates of any packaging material. 

Like aluminium, glass is a quality material that is perfect for memorable promotional merchandise products. Glass comes in a range of different products including branded glasses perfect for events, branded reusable water bottles for on the go and a branded paperweight, the ideal desk accessory, that can be branded with your logo or message to promote recycling!

Alongside our recyclable and recycled material merchandise, we also offer other sustainable merchandise that biodegrades and can be reused. Give our expert team a call on 01245 382600, or email [email protected]