Zero Waste Posters, Etc.

Zero Waste Poster Last modified: March 22, 2019

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Zero Waste in Action Today:
Full-color, 24" X 36" or 34" X 45." Can be mounted on foam-core or printed as an 8.5" X 11" flyer.

Beyond Recycling: Zero Waste
Full-color, 36" X 45." Can be mounted on foam-core or printed as an 8.5" X 11" flyer.

Objective

Zero Waste posters are mainly for public education, not promotion of a specific event. They are effective for drawing attention to your display table, reception area, or forum room. They serve to capture the essentials of the Zero Waste message in powerful graphics and descriptive text. The Eco-Cycle artwork for Zero Waste posters is also suitable for the creation of a smaller brochure or flyer. You can size the artwork to fit your needs. One poster features examples of Zero Waste in practice in businesses and nations around the world; the other stresses central Zero Waste concepts.

How To Do It

Step 1 (4 weeks before public showing): Contact EcoCycle to negotiate a use agreement for their artwork; graphics for two different Zero Waste posters are available. Please note that EcoCycle artwork is copyrighted. Artwork will be provided to you on a CD with a Quark file created on a Mac. Artwork can be mailed to you or to your printer. Call Marti at 303-444-6634 or email her at marti@ecocycle.org. She will ask you for:

brief information on your organization

the nature of your event

your timeline for your event

the printer's or your physical address, phone number, and email for sending artwork

Step 2 (4 weeks before public showing): Contact an image and copying business and deliver artwork. Consider what size you want your poster(s) to be and on what material (foam-core, posterboard, etc.) you want them mounted. Confirm this with the image/copying business. Let them know the artwork will be on a CD - a Quark file created on a Mac. Both posters will need to have your logo inserted where EcoCycle's is. (The diorama poster also has contact info on the bottom.) The printer should be able to do that for you. After they insert your logo, ask to see a proof of the poster before it is printed.

Step 3 (2 weeks before public showing): Obtain the necessary equipment for displaying the poster(s), such as a tabletop or freestanding easel. Check out how your poster(s) will look up close and from a distance.

Tips

A cheaper alternative to a foam core display is to have the poster printed and then glued to a large piece of cardboard.
Laminate the poster if you plan to show it outdoors where it may get wet.
If you would like to add information about an upcoming event to the poster, you will need an extra week or two in the timeline, and will need to work with a layout artist to do this.
As a non-profit organization, you can ask the business where the poster is made or the easel is purchased to give you a discount, as many business owners are supportive of environmental causes.
The corners of foam-core displays are easily dented and crushed, so consider reinforcing them with tape or metal braces.


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