If you are wanting to make your business more environmentally-friendly, you can do so by looking at products and services that can be recyclable or that avoid emissions. Making your business more green is a great way to go to enhance the viability of the company and to do your part to help the world’s environment. Here are some eco-friendly promotional products and items that you can use to present yourself in an environmentally conscious way to your customers.

Ink cartridges. The first thing you can do is to recycle your ink cartridges. Ink cartridges in printers for the most part are not environmentally friendly. You can do your part by returning the ink cartridges to your business store when you buy new ones, so they may reuse the cartridges themselves instead of sending them to landfills.

Printers. Buy an environmentally-friendly printer. HP has released a series of printers that largely made of environmentally-friendly products. The line of printers is called Eco Highlights, which includes the LaserJet P4510, the P4015 printers series and the DeskJet D2545 printer. More than 80 percent of these products are said to be made of materials that were recycled and that are recyclable. The total shell of the printers are recyclable and the parts of the printers are almost completely made of recycled parts. These printers have been awarded the Energy Star certification for environmentally-friendly products.

Fleet vehicles. Buy vehicles that are fuel efficient, and offer a great deal of savings on greenhouse gas emissions. Cars like hybrid electric Ford Escapes and Toyota Priuses. Hybrid vehicles use a combination of gasoline and electricity to run. Many companies are turning to hybrid vehicles as not only a source of eliminating environmental emissions, they are also turning to these cars as a source of fuel economy and money savings. Because hybrid vehicles run in part—if not mostly—on electricity, they don’t use as much gasoline. And with the cost of gasoline what it is, that can amount to huge savings over the life of the vehicle. While hybrid vehicles are more expensive than their only-gas-burning counterparts, the amount of savings in gasoline can amount to savings at the pump.

Many office supplies also are entering the environmentally-friendly marketplace like the Boston Bulldog Electric Pencil Sharpener. This unit is made primarily of environmentally-friendly materials and lasts longer than most pencil sharpeners, saving the environment.

The Standard Economy #550 Full Strip Stapler is a unit that is safe for the environment. This unit is made of all metal and rubber and allows you to see how many staples are left in the device. It is made of recycled materials and is designed to last a particularly long time.

The Desktop Calculator DT 160 is a calculator that has a display at an angle and a longer than normal answer bar for your convenience. This device is deemed green friendly because it is both solar and battery powered and because it has been tested to last longer than other types of calculators.

The Swingline Heavy Duty has a soft handle and lets you punch holes in about two dozen sheets of paper at once. You can punch either two holes or three holes in your paper with this device. It is viewed as favorable to the environment because of its long life and the fact that it is made out of recycled materials.

Orange All Purpose Cleaner is available in cases of a dozen bottles for your business. It is used to clean most things in your kitchens, bathrooms and work areas. The Orange All Purpose Cleaner is less toxic than other cleaners and is friendly to animals should they come in contact with it. This cleaner is completely biodegradable and is deemed safe for the environment.

Earth Friendly Products Furniture Polish is made with orange oils and olive oils. You may use this polish to improve the appearances of any type of wood from particle board to cherry finishes. This comes in a case of a dozen bottles and is biodegradable and friendly to animals.

Earth Friendly Products Window Cleaner comes in cases of a dozen bottles and is made of vinegar and coconut soap to clean any kinds of window surfaces. This cleaner is biodegradable, based in agronomics for a more green cleaner, less toxic than traditional cleaners and is friendly to animals.

By taking steps to be environmentally friendly and by giving away promotional products that are also safe for the environment, you will win over customers while also helping to take better care of our Earth.