Sustainable Signs, Banners & Decor: Introducing 6 Eco-Friendly Materials
As a premium commercial printer, we know providing a wide range of eco friendly materials isn’t an option – it’s a requirement (and one we’re happy to fulfill). With our future-focused clientele in mind, we’ve added six new materials for sustainable signs, banners and decor. Whether you’re designing marketing for your brick-and-mortar, nonprofit headquarters or office space, we make it easy to print with the planet in mind and profit at the same time.
FSC Honeycomb Board Sign: 24 x 18″
FSC Honeycomb Board
Eco-friendly signage is a no-brainer when it comes to storefronts, trade shows and any visual marketing. When you design yours for online printing with thick and rigid FSC honeycomb board, you get a substrate that’s versatile enough to suit various business environments and fixtures. It boasts an enviable combination of being strong yet lightweight:
- Sustainable alternative for PVC Foam Signs
- Also available on eco-friendly Honeycomb Cardboard Signs
- FSC certified
- Made from 100% paper-fiber board
- Dense core is uniquely tilted for superior strength
- Constructed with water-based glues
- 100% recyclable
- Thicknesses: 10mm (most common) and 16mm
- For indoor use only
Hint: We’re big believers in not only sustainable options, but also carbon neutral printing. See what we mean: Sustainable Printing: Smartpress’ Carbon Neutral Program.
Hanging Banner: Non-PVC Polyethylene, 18 x 24″
Non-PVC Polyethylene
The term sustainable signs encompasses a wide range of print marketing assets. For us, that includes not only retail essentials like POP displays, but also banners for event marketing like sports and festivals. With non-PVC polyethylene, you get various width options to suit various banner use cases:
- Sustainable alternative for Hanging Banners and Step and Repeat Banners
- 100% recyclable
- Durable, multi-layer construction
- Heat-sealable and lightweight
- Provides exceptional color reproduction
- Thickness: 13 mil
- For indoor or outdoor use
Hint: Get more details about custom printing with our sustainable signage options, plus all of our other large format substrates: Banner Materials & Sign Substrates.
Canvas Print: Recycled Satin Canvas, 18 x 24″
Recycled Satin Canvas
Custom signs and decor play a huge role in setting the tone of your space, while also sending crucial messages to customers, guests, even employees. When you leverage recycled satin canvas, your artwork, photography reproductions, product imagery and branding get the spotlight with a specialized coating that ensures vibrant print:
- Available for Canvas Prints
- Base fabric is 100% polyester resin made from discarded plastic bottles (coating not made with recycled materials)
- Slightly textured canvas with sophisticated satin finish
- Strong yet flexible
- Resistant to edge-cracking when stretched
- Waterproof
- Thickness: 11 oz.
- For indoor use only
Hint: Let clients and potential partners know your sustainable stance with our carbon neutral printing logo. Download it for free here, and add it to any print marketing.
Rigid Paper Board Sign: 24 x 18″
Rigid Paper Board
Working with an online print shop like Smartpress means your sustainable signs can be whatever you need them to be. Our custom printing services now include rigid paper board for branded and navigational signage. And if you’ve ever wanted to surprise someone with one of those giant checks, rigid paper board is the way to do it:
- Sustainable alternative for PVC Foam Signs
- FSC certified
- Made of 100% virgin wood fibers
- Triple-coated surface results in a bright, smooth finish ideal for printing
- Solid white core
- Thicknesses: 2mm, 3mm (most common)
- For indoor use only
Hint: Dive deeper into the process of sourcing some of our other green alternatives: Sustainable Signage: 7 Substrates for Planet-Friendly Printing.
Silicone Edge Graphic: Soft Knit, 22 x 28″
Soft Knit
When you need messaging to play a supporting character rather than a lead role, soft knit wins the marketing award for best backdrop material. Creating yours with our online printing services ensures your branded colors and logos look vibrant in trade show booths or presentations, along red carpets and in virtual meetings:
- Available on SEG Wall Graphics, Tension Fabric Displays, Table Throws
- Produced using cleaner energy and 90% less water than competitors
- Produced with zero wastewater and introduced zero microplastics into water
- Printed via dye sublimation for stunningly high-quality print
- Durable and machine-washable
- Thickness: 4.5 oz.
- For indoor use only
Hint: We have recycled paper, too! See how we source our stocks: Sustainable Paper: Why Printing with Smartpress is Eco-Friendly.
Recycled PETG Black Sign: 18 x 24″
Recycled PETG
Color can have a huge effect on how your marketing message is communicated, and now your sustainable signs can take a tint hint with recycled PETG in black or white. When you design yours with our business printing services, you get retail and business signage that promotes products and provides branding in a responsible way:
- Sustainable alternative for Styrene Signs
- Made with up to 100% recycled content
- Minimizes virgin pellet consumption
- Provides excellent ink receptivity
- Thicknesses: .020”, .030” (most common), .050”
- For indoor or outdoor use
Hint: Online printing custom wall decals, floor graphics or clear PETG signs? We’ve got sustainable options for those, too: Sustainable Swap: 4 New Green Alternatives for Eco-Friendly Printing.
Proactive Printing
We’re in the business of doing good business, and that includes offering as many sustainable printing materials as possible. For us, creating brilliant print and operating in a socially responsible way go hand-in-hand, and we can’t wait to find the next and best eco options. Make your marketing message a sustainable one.
