Thursday, February 4, 2010

To Green or Not to Green: Banner Stands is the Issue

It seems like just about everybody is somewhat of a "greenie" these days. Individuals and companies are all looking for ways to reduce their environmental footprint - or at least to appear that they are. But enough of the cynicism...

The good ol' banner stand is now also becoming available in various environmentally friendly versions. A while back I posted up some info and images of some bamboo pull up banners and banner stands and now, in my wide ranging quest to bring you the latest in cutting edge banner display technology, I have stumbled across a fully recyclable banner stand, that may just be the latest thing:


The Eco Banner Stand is eco-tastic! And look it's levitating in front of a waterfall. I almost can't think of anything greener - maybe if it was smoking a joint or something.

But seriously, this baby is fully recyclable. The structure is from certified Finish pine and the banner itself is printed on Tyvek, which is a polypropylene material made from recycled plastic and, in turn, is also recyclable. Not bad at all, and if I could just put my 2 cents in, I would say it has a nicer appearance than your typical aluminium banner stand. Here's a closer look at the Eco Banner Stand's details:


Not the best photos every, but you can blame these guys for that. After all, I haven't actually seen one of these things - I'm a theorist and photo pincher.

It seems that they are a little dearer than your average stand, but here's hoping that at least a few banner stand users out there are willing to pay the premium to do their part in lowering our industry's environmental impact.