by wrightch
Zero Landfill Event an Eco-Success! – Global Green Integrators (GGI), a division of AZ Docushred, LLC, Wright Choice Promotions and Gold Canyon Bank joined forces to bring the Glendale Chamber of Commerce it’s first Zero Landfill Event. On March 19th the Chamber’s monthly mixer went Green! Chamber members mixed and mingled while eating food off of plates made from sugar cane, using bamboo sporks, drinking from corn plastic cups and cleaned up with recycled paper napkins.
At the end of the evening we managed to divert more than 98% of the trash from the landfill! We composted the contents of a 32 gallon bag at local composting facility, we recycled plastic, glass and aluminum bottles, and some pigs at a rescue center out in Buckeye ate well on the leftovers and food scraps! We did have 4 items of trash that we were not able to recycle – one serving tray (too dirty to recycle) and 3 empty potato chip bags (brought in by guests).
For more information or to find out how your group or organization can have a zero landfill event please contact Julia Wright of Wright Choice Promotions at 602-795-7300.
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AMA - custom awards
Custom Wood Awards – Wright Choice Promotions is very proud to be the award sponsor for the Phoenix Chapter of the American Marketing Association. One of our responsibilities as the sponsor is to provide the awards for their annual Spectrum Awards. We wanted the awards to be special and eco-friendly of course, so we set about looking for the perfect item. We found an art glass award made from recycled glass, however all the bases available were made from non-green materials like marble or non-recyclable metals. So, when something you need doesn’t exist – you make it! The bases are being manufactured by a local artist out of Bamboo. As soon as they are complete I’ll get a photo up on our website.
Sugar Cane Plates
Press Release – March 16, 2009New to industry – Imprintable Sugarcane Based Plates
Glendale, AZ –Wright Choice Promotions announces the introduction of sugar cane based plates, bowls & cups to the promotional products industry. These fully compostable and imprintable dinnerware items are the first of their kind in the marketplace.
In the past, disposable dinnerware was made from paper, plastic or Styrofoam. Events like parties, picnics and other events used these disposable items for the convenience of their guests, but at the expense of the environment. Recently we have seen a shift to using corn plastic to make plates and cups. Corn plastic, or PLA, is certainly better than conventional plastic, but there is still some concern about the harvesting of corn for its production. Also, corn plastics are not recyclable and are not accepted by organic composting facilities. Sugarcane based products have been around for awhile but are only recently gaining in popularity.
A new trend in corporate and private event planning is the concept of a “zero landfill event”. This is where all or nearly all of the waste generated from an event is diverted from a landfill. Plastic and paper are recycled and food scraps are used for animal feed or composting. In the past recycling plastic was logistically challenging because the plates or bowls would need to be cleaned off of food before they could be recycled. With sugarcane based plates this is no longer an issue because the plates can be composted with the food residue still remaining.
The key to running a zero landfill event is making sure all the vendors are involved in the planning stage. If a vendor serves their product in cup that can’t be recycled or composted it will negatively impact the zero landfill rating. The sugar cane based plates, bowls and cups provided by Wright Choice Promotions are a great solution. These items can even be printed with your event, company or sponsor logos with a food safe soy ink.
For more info about sugar cane products or running a zero landfill event please contact Wright Choice Promotions at 603-795-7300 or 928-525-9012 or visit our website at www.wrightchoicepromotions.com
Glendale, AZ –Wright Choice Promotions announces the introduction of sugar cane based plates, bowls & cups to the promotional products industry. These fully compostable and imprintable dinnerware items are the first of their kind in the marketplace.
In the past, disposable dinnerware was made from paper, plastic or Styrofoam. Events like parties, picnics and other events used these disposable items for the convenience of their guests, but at the expense of the environment. Recently we have seen a shift to using corn plastic to make plates and cups. Corn plastic, or PLA, is certainly better than conventional plastic, but there is still some concern about the harvesting of corn for its production. Also, corn plastics are not recyclable and are not accepted by organic composting facilities. Sugarcane based products have been around for awhile but are only recently gaining in popularity.
A new trend in corporate and private event planning is the concept of a “zero landfill event”. This is where all or nearly all of the waste generated from an event is diverted from a landfill. Plastic and paper are recycled and food scraps are used for animal feed or composting. In the past recycling plastic was logistically challenging because the plates or bowls would need to be cleaned off of food before they could be recycled. With sugarcane based plates this is no longer an issue because the plates can be composted with the food residue still remaining.
The key to running a zero landfill event is making sure all the vendors are involved in the planning stage. If a vendor serves their product in cup that can’t be recycled or composted it will negatively impact the zero landfill rating. The sugar cane based plates, bowls and cups provided by Wright Choice Promotions are a great solution. These items can even be printed with your event, company or sponsor logos with a food safe soy ink.
For more info about sugar cane products or running a zero landfill event please contact Wright Choice Promotions at 603-795-7300 or 928-525-9012 or visit our website at www.wrightchoicepromotions.com
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