Environmental Awareness Products

Gettysburg Flag Works
Goes Green!

Let's start with a few environmental awareness products...

Decorative Banners

Stop Global Warming House Flag

Full Size (28x40")
$21.95
Code: nce25892

Stop Global Warming Garden Banner

Garden Size (12.5x18")
$11.95
Code: nce25893

Go Green House Flag

Full Size (28x40")
$12.95
Code: nce25894

Go Green Garden Banner

Garden Size (12.5x18")
$7.95
Code: nce25895

Ecology Flags

Use our ecology flags to promote awareness and show your concern for the health of planet earth. Encourage conservation, reduce use of energy and resources, reuse when possible and recycle often. Work to avoid more species of plant and animals going extinct. It will take all of us working together to keep this planet healthy for future generations.

Size	Mounting	Material	Code	Price
4x6"	10" plastic staff	Lightweight Polyester	e031249	$2.99
2x3'	Header & Grommets	Printed Nylon	e031250	$25.00
3x5'	Header & Grommets	Printed Nylon	e031251	$45.00
4x6'	Header & Grommets	Printed Nylon	e031252	$55.00
5x8'	Header & Grommets	Printed Nylon	e031253	$98.00
6x10'	Header & Grommets	Printed Nylon	e031254	$220.00

Description: Ron Cobb created an ecology symbol and published it on October 25, 1969, placing it in the public domain. The symbol was a combination of the letters "E" and "O" taken from the words "Environment" and "Organism", respectively. Look magazine incorporated the symbol into a flag in their April 21, 1970 issue. The flag was patterned after the flag of the United States, and had thirteen stripes alternating green and white. Its canton was green with a yellow Theta replacing the similar Cobb symbol. Theta was used because of its historic use as a warning symbol and the symbol would later become associated with Earth Day.

History: As a 16 year old high school student, Betsy Boze (Betsy Vogel), an environmental advocate and social activist that enjoyed sewing costumes and unique gifts, made a 4 x 6 foot green and white "theta" ecology flag to commemorate the first Earth Day. She was initially denied permission to fly the flag at C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. Vogel sought and received authorization from the Louisiana Legislature and Louisiana Governor John McKeithen in time to display the flag for Earth Day.

Earth Flags

	Description: The Earth flag is a dark blue field charged with The Blue Marble, a famous NASA photo of the Earth as seen from outer space. It is not an official flag of any kind.
	History: The first Earth flag used screen-printing and the colors of the Earth were reversed: the ocean was white and the clouds were blue. With only two colors, one color was for clouds and the other color was for both ocean and land. This image of a later Earth flag shows the correct colors.

Vehicle Decorations

Think Green Magnet

Size	Code	Price
2.75x6"	g0431	$2.99

Think Green Brain Magnet

Size	Code	Price
4.25x5"	g0443	$2.99

Think Green Gas Tank Magnet

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Size	Code	Price
6x8" sheet	g0444	$4.99

Nylon Material

Nylon Scraps
Attention Crafters!!! You will have many uses for the scraps from our custom flag department! Each scrap bag contains at least 5 lbs of assorted colors (and sizes) of our 200 denier nylon. All sales are final. Click on the image for a larger view.

Code	Price
gClear021	$9.99

And now for what we do here at Gettysburg Flag Works...

Reduce
1. New efficient lighting utilizing a specular anodize reflector and timed motion sensors has resulted in over a 20% reduction in energy usage. We expect a payback in less than 7 years. This will enable us to return to a lower electric rate.
2. To increase both employee comfort and reduce energy usage, we are adding insulation to the exterior walls and ceiling of our warehouse facility. The insulation will not only reduce heat load and heat loss, it will improve the work area with a brighter ceiling.
3. We reduce our waste by using regular dishes rather than plastic and paper ones for our lunches, and by using towels in the bathroom and kitchen instead of paper towels.
Re-Use
1. We reuse scrap paper that was printed on 1 side by cutting it into squares and using the back of it, instead of buying note paper.
2. We re-use packing materials and boxes from inventory shipments to send packages to our customers when possible. This also helps reduce the shipping costs for our customers.
3. When shopping for store supplies, we always bring our recycled cloth shopping bags.
4. Kraft paper used for printing is reused in stuffing packages.
5. Nylon fabric scraps generated by the custom sewing department are sold to crafters to use in their projects instead of adding them to the landfill.
Recycle
1. As our business increase, so did the amount of corrugated cardboard from incoming shipments. All of our waste cardboard is now recycled.
2. GFW recognizes the importance of a clean environment and with the cooperation of all employees, collects and recycles all plastic and metal containers. Additionally, all metal scrap recovered from worn out flagpole components is recycled.
3. Electronics recycling. The amount of electronic scrap generated in today's businesses increases with every new or upgraded gadget. At GFW, we make certain that all discarded computers, monitors, phone systems, and the like, are properly recycled to reduce toxic waste in our landfills.
4. We buy recycled printer paper & recycle as much as possible when we've used it and reused it.
5. Plastic from our lunch drinks and meals is recycled following community guidelines.

Related Pages

Earth Flags	In-Ground flag poles	House Mount Flagpoles

Gettysburg Flag Works Goes Green!