Eco-Friendly Signage

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Most signage is sold on how it looks, not what happens to it afterwards. If recyclability matters to your business, the material matters more than the label on the marketing — so this page sets out what each of our substrates actually is, and which ones can be recycled once the campaign is over. Our corrugated plastic signage is polypropylene, plastic identification code 5. It is a single-polymer sheet, which is what makes it recyclable in principle — kerbside acceptance of rigid polypropylene varies between councils, so check locally before you bin a large run. Our fabric banners are printed by dye sublimation onto polyester and contain no PVC, and because the graphic is dyed into the cloth rather than laminated on top, a fabric skin can be reprinted and the frame reused indefinitely. Which material to choose Material Single polymer Typical outdoor life Best for Corrugated plastic (corflute) Yes — polypropylene, code 5 6–12 months Short-run outdoor signs, real estate, events, site signage Fabric banner (dye sublimation) Yes — polyester, PVC-free Indoor, reusable for years Media walls, exhibitions, anything reused across events PVC foam board No — expanded PVC 2–5 years indoor Longer-life indoor signage where rigidity is needed How to specify a sign you can actually recycle Four things make the difference, and all four are decided at order time rather than afterwards. Avoid laminates. A gloss or matt laminate bonds a second polymer to the face and turns a single-material sheet into a mixed one. Avoid mixed substrates. A corflute panel screwed to an aluminium frame has to be separated by hand before either part can go anywhere useful. Skip adhesive backing where a freestanding or fixed sign will do the same job. Reprint the skin, keep the frame. For anything used more than once, a fabric graphic on a reusable frame produces far less waste over its life than repeated one-piece signs. Printing and delivery Everything here is printed at our own factory in Derrimut, Melb