Plastic-Free and Plantable Lanyards

  • Four materials that are not plastic at all — corn starch fibre, cardboard, washable paper, seed paper.
  • Seed paper lanyards are planted after the event and grow into wildflowers.
  • Corn PLA behaves like polyester and biodegrades; cardboard is the cheapest lanyard we sell.
  • Washable paper is tear-resistant and moisture-resistant — often sold as vegan leather.
  • From EUR 0,26 at 100 pieces.

There is a difference between a lanyard made of recycled plastic and a lanyard made of no plastic. Recycled polyester is a good answer to “use less new material”; it is not an answer to “nothing petroleum-based leaves this event”. These four materials are.

Four materials, four endings

Materiāls Kas tas ir What happens afterwards
Corn starch PLA Fibre spun from corn instead of petroleum. Behaves exactly like polyester — same strength, same print. Biodegrades. Nobody can tell it is not a normal lanyard until you say so.
Recycled cardboard Reinforced recycled paper, unmistakable Kraft look. The cheapest lanyard in the catalogue. Recycled with paper. A single-event object by design.
Washable paper Kraft paper composite, tear-resistant and moisture-resistant. Often sold as vegan leather. Biodegrades, but lasts far longer than it looks like it should.
Seed paper Paper with wildflower seeds embedded in it. Planted. The paper decomposes and the seeds grow.

The plantable one

A seed paper lanyard inverts the usual problem with event merchandise. Instead of asking what to do with three thousand straps on Monday morning, you ask attendees to plant them — and what was a disposal cost becomes the part of the event people photograph. It is the most expensive option on this page by a wide margin, because the paper is manufactured with the seeds already in it, and it is the only one whose end of life is a feature.

It is also, deliberately, the least durable. If the lanyard has to survive three days of rain and a lanyard-swapping desk, use corn PLA and give out something else to plant.

The fittings decide whether the claim holds

A cardboard lanyard with a plastic hook and a plastic breakaway is not plastic-free, and that is the first thing anyone examining the claim will pick up. Specify a metal or wooden hook and a wheat straw breakaway — moulded from an agricultural byproduct, as strong in use as plastic. It is a small cost and it is the whole point.

Choosing between this and the alternatives

If the requirement is a nicer material rather than the absence of plastic — cotton, bamboo, cork, felt — see natural material lanyards. If it is recycled content at close to standard prices, rPET lanyards do that and are the easiest swap of the three. This page is for the case where the answer has to be “none”.

Specifikācijas

  • Materiāli: corn starch PLA fibre, recycled cardboard, washable Kraft paper composite, seed paper with a wildflower mix
  • Platumi: 15 and 20 mm depending on material
  • Drukāt: screen print, or full colour digital on the paper materials
  • Armatūra: metal or wooden hook and wheat straw breakaway, to keep the set plastic-free
  • End of life: biodegradable, recyclable or plantable depending on material
  • Minimālais pasūtījums: no 100 gab.
  • Piegādes laiks: aptuveni 2–3 nedēļas pēc maketa apstiprināšanas

Bieži uzdotie jautājumi

Do seed paper lanyards really grow?

Yes. Wildflower seeds are embedded in the paper; the wearer plants the lanyard in soil, the paper decomposes and the seeds germinate. It is the only lanyard in the range whose end of life is a feature rather than a disposal problem, and it is why they get photographed and posted rather than binned.

Are they durable enough for a real event?

Corn PLA is, completely — it mimics the strength and texture of polyester and handles a multi-day conference without any allowance. Washable paper is tear-resistant and survives moisture. Cardboard is engineered to last a typical trade show but is not a multi-season object. Seed paper is deliberately the least durable of the four, because it is meant to be planted rather than kept.

What exactly is corn PLA?

A fibre spun from corn starch instead of from petroleum. The resulting thread behaves like polyester — same strength, similar texture, prints the same — but it is plant-derived and biodegradable. It is the no-compromise option on this page: nobody handling it can tell it is not a normal lanyard until you say so.

Why is cardboard so cheap?

Because it is reinforced recycled paper rather than a woven textile, so there is no weaving step. At around EUR 0,26 it is the cheapest lanyard we sell, and its Kraft-paper look is unmistakable, which is exactly why zero-waste events choose it. It is a single-event object; do not order it for staff who will wear it for a year.

What is washable paper?

A Kraft paper composite that is flexible, tear-resistant and unaffected by moisture — often marketed as vegan leather. It looks contemporary rather than rustic, which makes it the version to choose when the brand wants sustainability without looking like a craft fair.

Are the fittings plastic-free too?

They have to be, or the page is pointless. Specify a metal or wooden hook and a wheat straw breakaway instead of the standard plastic clip. This is the detail that gets noticed on a plastic-free claim, and it is the one most often left as standard by default.

Kāds ir minimālais pasūtījuma apjoms?

From 100 pieces, about two to three weeks from approved artwork. Seed paper is the most expensive of the four by a wide margin, because the paper is made with the seeds in it.

Citas kaklasaites

Pēc uzbūves: apdrukāts poliesters un neilons, apaļais vads, žakarda audums, cauruļveida, satīns, neoprēns, silikons un PVC. Pēc materiāla: dabīgi materiāli, bez plastmasas un stādāms, pārstrādāts rPET. Pēc tā, ko tas pārvadā: zīmju turētāji un piederumi, pudeles lentass, telefona lentass, uzlādes vadi, pudeles atvērēji. Pēc apdares: speciālais efekts, atstarojošs un labi pamanāms. Pilnais sortiments: Kakla lentas.

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