What Are The Various Ways That You Can Recycle Promotional Items?

 SwagCycle is a platform that allows you to collect your swag, recycle it at their facility, and then either sell it for cash or donate 100% of the proceed to charity.

1) Give your swag to friends or family members. This is one of the easiest ways to recycle promotional items. It's simply choosing not to keep them around anymore. You can drop them off in person if you're comfortable with everyone seeing what business you represent. Or slip an item into an envelope and mail it anonymously so that no one knows where it came from. It you want to give items to people who might not come pick them up, you can always hand out your swag during an event. SwagCycle specializes in collecting promotional items from businesses.

2) Donate them to a charity or other non-profit organization. This is another great way to recycle your swag. You'll be helping the planet while also giving back to a cause that is important to you. SwagCycle has partnered with charities before, so reach out if you have one that you want to donate items to. SwagCycle also allows generous donors who choose SwagCycle for their non-profit program the option of donating up to 100% of the proceeds from recycling their products to a charity. SwagCycle also has the Swag Donation Program where businesses and organizations can donate their swag to SwagCycles recycling program for free, allowing 100% of the proceeds from recycling those items to go directly back to the donor's choice of 501c3 or register non-profit organization.

3) Use them as materials for a DIY project. SwagCycle estimates that people have used over 20 million pieces of swag as part of their DIY projects. There are so many things that you can do with promotional products.

4) Recycle them at your local recycling center. SwagCycle works with most major recycling centers and will ensure that your items get recycled in an environmentally friendly way. SwagCycle estimates that 2.5 million pounds of promotional products are diverted from landfills each year through SwagCycle recycling program.

5) Sell them online or at a garage sale. SwagCycle allows you to sell your items with our easy-to-use consignment process. SwagCycle will provide you with the necessary forms, pre-paid shipping labels, and an account representative to help answer any questions you might have throughout the entire process. SwagCycle also provides educational materials on how to start your own business selling swag (such as by starting up a table at local events). SwagCycle also offers tools like customizable website pages where sellers can brand their business and list items for sale. SwagCycle also provides access to a customer support team.

6) Repurpose them into something else entirely. Your promotional items don't have to go straight into recycling the minute that they're no longer useful for your company. SwagCycle provides educational resources on how you can repurpose your items. SwagCycle has examples of Swag Cycle customers who have used their promo products for different purposes. SwagCycle has provided helpful advice about how to repurpose promotional items into something else, such as paperweights.

7) Store them in your closet or home office until you need them again. SwagCycle offers a storage program, which allows to store up to five hundred items for two years. SwagCycle will provide an account representative to answer questions that you might have and SwagCycle even offers storage space in a climate-controlled facility. SwagCycle also provides resources to help with reselling items, such as tips on how to price them and what kinds of photos/descriptions work best online.

Many companies choose SwagCycle because we recycle promotional products using environmentally friendly practices, such as reusing the materials from old swag so it doesn't go straight into landfills or toxic incinerators.