How Science Will Help You Remember Your Reusable Bags

How Science Will Help You Remember Your Reusable Bags

Make Easy Work of Quickly Forming a Habit Introducing a new habit is hard work. You start out with the best of intentions to change your ways, but after a few days, weeks or months you find yourself right back where you started. The struggle is real and it is...
5 Tips to Keep You Healthy and Happy Using Your Reusable Bags

5 Tips to Keep You Healthy and Happy Using Your Reusable Bags

Learn How to Easily Maintain Your Bags Reusable bags are safe and convenient, but they do require some routine care. Find out five simple tips to keep you healthy and happy while using your reusable bags. 1. Use Separate Bags Designate bags for specific purposes. This...
Recycling in Apartment Complexes Just Got Easy

Recycling in Apartment Complexes Just Got Easy

Find Out How a Bag is a Game Changer Anyone who has ever lived in or managed an apartment complex knows firsthand just how much of a pain it is to recycle in apartments. There just isn’t room for the large bins that works so well for curbside recycling programs,...
Make Your Black Friday Marketing ROI Last All Year

Make Your Black Friday Marketing ROI Last All Year

Simple Tip to Make the Most of the Busiest Shopping Day Black Friday means different things to different people. For those in the retail industry, it means shopping, dealing with perhaps the BUSIEST time of the year in preparing for Black Friday. Creating an enjoyable...
Making Recycling EASY for Multi-Family Tenants

Making Recycling EASY for Multi-Family Tenants

How Reusable Recycling Bags Solve The Multi-Family Recycling Problem Recycling in apartments and other types of multi-unit dwellings has typically been hard, but not anymore. In a recent article for Waste Advantage Magazine, our very own Beth Wilkerson, outlined 5...
The History of The Shopping Bag: Part One – Reusable Bags

The History of The Shopping Bag: Part One – Reusable Bags

Coming Full Circle Reusable bags have experienced a surge in popularity lately. However, reusable bags are nothing new. Reusable bags have gone through many changes and improvements over the years and the latest version has a lot to offer. Let’s learn more about...
WASTECON Rocks Nashville with Reusable Recycling Bags!

WASTECON Rocks Nashville with Reusable Recycling Bags!

WASTECON Rocks with Industry Leaders, Innovation and Reusable Recycling Bags! We recently participated in WASTECON 2018 and it was a blast. This year’s conference was held in Nashville. We met so many amazing people who are working on some really innovative...
5 Target Markets That LOVE Custom Blender Bottles

5 Target Markets That LOVE Custom Blender Bottles

Blender bottles go by many names, but when you buy your custom blender bottles in bulk and hand them out, you can simply refer to them as an excellent promotional marketing product. Find out the 5 demographics will love your bottles the most.

Reusable Bag Materials: What Are Your Options?

Reusable Bag Materials: What Are Your Options?

Understanding Your Options Making the decision to promote your brand with custom reusable bags is eco-friendly and a solid marketing investment that will continue to pay out for many years. In order to make the most effective reusable bags for marketing, you also need...
Trade Show Marketing Made Easy

Trade Show Marketing Made Easy

Simplify Your Promotional Efforts Finding the right trade show marketing item can be a challenge. You want something effective and affordable. While this sounds simple enough, with so many items to choose from this is no small task. Trade show bags achieve both of...
Iowa City Apartment Recycling. Here’s What YOUR Complex Needs to Know

Iowa City Apartment Recycling. Here’s What YOUR Complex Needs to Know

Tenant recycling programs are a challenge to implement, but this is a challenge that needs to be met head on in Iowa City. A new regulation mandates Iowa City to implement apartment recycling by the end of the year. Here’s what your complex needs to know about the new recycling mandate and an easy and effective solution.

Iowa City to Implement Apartment Recycling by End of 2018

Iowa City to Implement Apartment Recycling by End of 2018

A large rental market and low recycling rates pushed officials in Iowa City to take a stand. Renters in multifamily homes and apartment buildings typically do not recycle, but by the end of 2018 all multifamily apartments and condominiums with more than four units must provide recycling for tenants. The new law aims to streamline waste management to better serve the community, but an effective solution is required to address the difficulties renters face when recycling. Reusable recycling bags offer an easy solution for tenants, property managers and landlords to follow the new law.

Will Taxes Change Behavior When It Comes to Plastic?

Will Taxes Change Behavior When It Comes to Plastic?

As discarded plastic builds up many governments are looking for solutions. The notion of charging fees on plastic packaging items has slowly been gaining in popularity. Disposable plastic bag fees are in place throughout the U.S. and a proposed British cup tax could drastically reduce plastic use. That is if consumers are willing to change their ways over a fee.

Assessing Custom Business Bags as Promotional Products

Assessing Custom Business Bags as Promotional Products

Using promotional products to deliver your message is a crucial aspect of any marketing strategy because it can result in an easy win. Take custom business bags for example. The customization aspect makes them an intriguing option for any brand, and using eco-friendly material creates a positive outlook right from the get-go.

2017 Holiday Promos Turn Your Marketing Green and Strengthen Client Relationships

2017 Holiday Promos Turn Your Marketing Green and Strengthen Client Relationships

Our 2014 holiday promos are here and we’ve rounded up some effective, green marketing items at some really amazing price points. See what items you like and we can get to work establishing a greener presence for your company that will spread holiday cheer to strengthen client relationships beyond the holidays.

Iowa City Apartment Recycling. Here’s What YOUR Complex Needs to Know

How to Make Dorm Recycling Easy for Students

There is a huge problem in our country and Factory Direct Promos has the solution. Our colleges and universities are doing a great job of recycling on campus, but the process gets difficult when it comes to university housing. Dorm rooms are typically very small and recycling typically takes space to store and sort cans, bottles and other items. When space is tight, like in a dorm room, recycling can be a challenge. The easy solution to dorm recycling lies in using reusable recycling bags.

4 Reasons Why Reusable Water Bottles Are a Wise Marketing Investment

4 Reasons Why Reusable Water Bottles Are a Wise Marketing Investment

According to Kitchn’s “A History of Bottled Water,” single-use plastic bottle started back in 1973, that’s when polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was patented. A cheaper alternative to glass and quickly became the go-to material for bottling beverages. Bottled water has been the preferred method of water consumption for decades, but reusable water bottles have begun to stake their claim.
Marketing with reusable water bottles can be beneficial for brands that hope to build up their green marketing initiatives. With the eco-friendly benefits, reusable bottles are gaining market share. Here we explore 4 different reasons why reusable water bottles are a wise investment for your brand.

How to Increase Brand Favorability

How to Increase Brand Favorability

Promotional marketing offers a great opportunity to get your branding information in front of both clients and prospective clients. The most important aspect of a custom promotional item is that it clearly relays your marketing information. There are other traits to consider that bring value to your customized gear when choosing custom promotional items. Eco-friendly promotional products matter, and here’s why.

The World is Drowning in Plastic. What Can Be Done?

The World is Drowning in Plastic. What Can Be Done?

Plastic is so commonplace it is hard to imagine life without it. From packaging even to furniture just about everything is made of or comes wrapped in plastic. Plastic is ubiquitous, and it also causes a lot of problems. Plastic has overstayed it’s welcome. This is one reason we have a mission to help businesses market with reusable bags.

How Do Recycled Grocery Bags Improve the Customer Experience?

How Do Recycled Grocery Bags Improve the Customer Experience?

A number of variables go into how customers remember their shopping experiences. Exposure to an assortment of brand messaging and marketing tactics can leave customers with a lot to consider. Luckily, there are promotional products for your brand to take advantage of – products that can differentiate and maximize your message.
With recycled grocery bags, customers and brands gain exposure to new and improved aspects of the shopping experience that would otherwise be hard to achieve. Some aspects of this current experience are outdated and in need of refreshing. Take single-use plastic bags for example. For decades they have been ingrained into the retail culture, providing no value outside of their convenience. Customers have more options today, and brands do too.