Conservative gifts
Author: Recycling Today

In recognition of America Recycles Day Nov. 15, online retailer Eco-Artware.com (www.ecoartware.com) is urging American businesses to think green this holiday season.

"Every year at holiday times, Americans give and receive countless gifts that create new waste and impact the environment," Reena Kazmann, founder and director of Eco-Artware.com, says. "Why not give out company awards, presents and office party gifts that are unique, aesthetically pleasing and made from eco-friendly materials?"

The products carried by Eco-Artware.com are crafted by experienced and established artists from recycled and reused materials, as well as from natural and biodegradable materials.

For a more personalized approach, companies can collaborate with Eco-Artware.com's artists any time of the year to create customized items that feature the company's name or logo and can reflect its values.

Eco-Artware.com's environmentally friendly gifts include indoor/outdoor transit chairs each made from 19 pounds of retired aluminum traffic signs; New York City taxi medallion clocks made out of 10,000 expired metal taxicab medallions donated by the New York City government; circuit board business card cases made from manufacturers' rejects; record label coasters and bowls--one of the site's best sellers--made from original, unplayable vinyl LPs supplied mostly by record stores; and glass centerpiece bowls made from broken windows destined for the landfill.

Eco-Artware's complete catalog can be seen at www.eco-artware.com.