Participation in Green Initiatives
Active corporate participation in green initiatives such as purchasing a pre-owned exhibit property through the ExhibitTrader.com marketplace or constructing a new eco friendly tradeshow exhibit for use in tradeshow and event commerce not only saves significant money and materials; your conscious awareness helps our environment by reducing pollutants that enter our soil, water and air.
By electing alternative display solutions your green contribution effectively lowers the consumption to our vital energy supply, reuses existing materials taking additional pressure off limited resources and your recycling decision reduces toxic wastes that leach our landfills across North America. If your corporate program has a go green mandate, buying a pre-owned exhibit or producing an eco friendly display is most certainly an efficient and effective answer to saving precious natural resources and reducing pollutants in our environment for all future generations to come..
Pre-Owned Exhibit Reducing and Reusing Basics
“The most effective way to reduce waste is to not create it in the first place. Making a new product requires a lot of materials and energy - raw materials must be extracted from the earth, and the product must be fabricated then transported to wherever it will be sold. As a result, reduction and reuse are the most effective ways you can save natural resources, protect the environment and save money”
United States Environmental Protection Agency
ExhibitTrader.com
and our
Customers
Walking the Walk!
975,011
Square footage of toxic waste kept out of US landfills
2,390
Full trailer loads of waste not delivered to dumpsites
$141,689,700
Raw materials & other costs not consumed using pre-owned exhibit as an alternative solution
3,334
Number of used exhibits recycled by buyers/sellers
Benefits of
Reducing and Reusing
- Prevents pollution by reducing the need to harvest new raw materials.
- Reduces the amount of waste that needs to be recycled or sent to landfills.
- Reduces greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change.
- Helps sustain the environment for future generations.
- Allows products to be used to their fullest extent.
- Saves energy.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
"As a company that makes products from eco-friendly materials and practices green principles, we're very grateful that ExhibitTrader.com has created a successful place for us to have sold multiple trade show assets that will go on to serve other Companies and their trade show needs instead of going to landfill. ExhibitTrader.com is a very GreenSmart company as far as we're concerned."
Tom Larsen, President/Co-founder
TD Innovations – GreenSmart
TD Innovations – GreenSmart
New Green Exhibits? Let’s create a Green Display
For more than a Decade ExhibitTrader.com has been a proud supplier of Eco-Systems Sustainable Exhibits Inc., the industry leader of contemporary, design-driven green displays. Over the years, Eco-Systems has won many industry awards for their revolutionary designs and eco-friendly construction, including Buyers Choice and Best of the Best Awards at exhibit industry trade shows. Today, through our partnership with Eco-Systems, ExhibitTrader.com offers the most innovative green displays on the market, built using a wide variety eco-friendly materials.
Sustainability Through
Environmental Exhibit Building
Technology
Recycled Aluminum Extrusions
Not all aluminum extrusions are equal. Our aluminum extrusions are lightweight, reconfigurable, and made from up to 70% recycled aluminum! These recycled aluminum extrusions provide structural integrity with significant design appeal. All are engineered to assemble quickly and look good for years. MADE IN THE USA.
FSC Certified Wood
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification is the best indicator that wood is harvested sustainably. FSC certification is widely considered the best forestry certification program, because the wood is harvested while protecting fragile eco-systems, respecting native cultures, preventing illegal logging, and much more. FSC certification helps customers identify and purchase products from responsibly managed forest.
Paradise Fabric Graphics
Made from 100% Recycled Soda Bottles, Paradise Fabric is the highest quality 100% recycled content fabric made in America today. Up to 40% more durable than similar "green" fabric print media. MADE IN THE USA
ECO-Board
ECO-Board is a printable and completely biodegradable polystyrene material. It offers a 2-sided printable surface which makes it an eco-friendly alternative to Sintra (made from PVC), and can biodegrade in a landfill in as little as 9 months. Eco-Board comes in 3 different thicknesses, 1/32", 1/16", 1/8".
ECO-Glass
ECO-Glass is a "green" alternative to standard acrylic or plexiglass and is made from 100% post-industrial recycled content. ECO-Glass can be used for infills, accents and direct print graphic substrate. Unlike standard acrylic, made from petroleum-based virgin plastics, ECO-Glass is made from 100% recycled material and is as durable as its competitors.
Shipping Cases
Our plastic shipping cases are 100% recyclable and made from recycled plastics. Rotationally molded from recycled plastics, the shipping cases are as durable as traditional cases currently used in the industry. They are rollable and easy to transport by a single person.
Bamboo Plywood
Bamboo plywood is made from 100% rapidly renewable bamboo, using adhesives that are both strong and emission free. Bamboo is a member of the grass family and is harvested every 7 years.
ReCo
Flexible substrate material made from 100% recycled plastics. ReCo is perfect for graphic backers, substrates, and infills. Available in 1/32”, 1/16" and 1/8".
LED Lighting
LED lights use 25%–30% of the energy and last 8 to 25 times longer than halogen lights. LED lights emit a mere 10% of their energy in heat, making them much more energy efficient and cool to the touch. Halogen lights use about 90% of their energy giving off heat, making them hot to the touch and banned from many convention centers as a fire hazard precaution. LED lights also save costs on power consumption. An average LED light uses 8 watts of power, while halogen lights average about 90 watts.
Finishes
Our finishes and adhesives are water-based, low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound), or VOC Free and GREENGUARD Certified. GREENGUARD Certified products have been screened for over 10,000 chemicals by an independent third-party organization to help insure healthy indoor air. All paint and finishing products are low or no emitting treatments which release the fewest possible pollutants for minimal environmental impact.