Welcome to Source Sustainable by Sellubrious!

5 Essential Questions for Green Sourcing

2011-11-02T20:32:00.000-07:00

Are you planning on sourcing green premiums and giveaways for 2012? If so, keep some basic questions in mind when selecting your green premium and promoting an all-green message. Here are 5 questions you should ask your green vendor when planning your green marketing/giveaway campaign:

1. Are the materials you use recyclable, recycled and/or biodegradable?
2. Do the materials have eco-certifications? In what way are they green?
3. Does the factory producing the goods have any green certification?
4. What colors or dyes do you use for printing? Are they non-toxic dyes?
5. What steps does your vendor take for giving back to green causes? Are there any causes that the purchase of your products will benefit?

For more green tips, articles and products, please stay tuned on to our two blogs, http://sourcesustainable.blogspot.com/ and http://thefirstgreenstore.wordpress.com/
Visit our websites at http://www.sellubriouspackaging.com/ and http://www.thefirstgreenstore.com/.

Photo Credit: bal1969@sxc.hu

June-July Newsletter on Eco Promotions

2011-06-27T23:20:00.000-07:00

Please click on the link to see a bigger image. For enquiries, please write to us at info@sellubrious.com.

Fun with Basic Bag Shapes

2011-06-13T00:16:00.000-07:00

If you want our free article on basic bags, please send us a request at info@sellubrious.com with your email address. Alternatively, click on the image to read!

For more sourcing information, visit our website at http://www.sellubriouspackaging.com/.

Autumn Leaves Artwork for free!

2011-04-12T01:04:00.001-07:00

If you want the artwork (in jpg format) for this image, please send us a request for artwork, at info@sellubrious.com. The artwork is free.

The artwork can be applied to gift bags and totes in a variety of colors. For customizaton, send us your enquiry at info@sellubrious.com.

Promotions for April, 2011

2011-04-04T03:15:00.001-07:00

Our April, 2011 promotions are on the way with some great discounts on our eco-promotional gifts. Please click on the image to see a larger image of the file. Send us a request for the flyer at info@sellubrious.com or call us at (65) 65151106 for more information.

Donate to Goonj

2011-03-28T02:55:00.001-07:00

Please visit our page on NGOs and Causes to read a letter from Anshu Gupta, founder of Goonj (http://www.goonj.org/)

What's CIAK made of?

2011-03-08T05:24:00.000-08:00

Ciak pens are simple, affordable and 95% recycled. Made from waste plastics, CIAKs are perfect as both eco-office supplies as well as for trade show giveaways. We are offering a promotion on the CIAK pens all through MARCH, 2011. Request special prices this month by emailing us at info@sellubrious.com.

Visit us @ Popular Bookfest, 2010

2010-12-12T20:16:00.000-08:00

All our eco-friendly O'BON stationeries are on a super discount at the Popular Bookfest at Suntec Singapore, between 10-19th December, 2010. For more information on our products, visit our online store at www.thefirstgreenstore.com.

Love Spring, Love Summer!!

2010-12-08T23:22:00.000-08:00

Love Spring, Love Summer is our collection of organic totes and pouches from our SS2011 catalog. For gift-with-purchase, promotional totes or retail tote ideas, send us a request to download our catalog at info@sellubrious.com.

Great Gift for Christmas with O'BON's Endangered Series Pack!

2010-11-26T00:35:00.001-08:00

The O'BON Endangered Series is a great gift, for Christmas, Birthdays and any other occasion! It's fully recycled with recycled cover, sugarcane paper diary, endangered species fact sheet and recycled newspaper pencils!
To order your own pack, visit www.thefirstgreenstore.com or call us at (65) 65151106. The packs are also available through select Times Bookstores and Evergreen Stores.

Get your Endangered Series Gift Pack on discount @ Goodwood Park Hotel Fair

2010-11-25T23:47:00.001-08:00

Visit our booth at Fairs & Bazaars at the Goodwood Park Hotel on 2nd and 3rd December, and get your discount coupons for all recycled, O'BON ENDANGERED SERIES gift packs. Take a look at some of our new products at the fair.

For green gift ideas, visit www.thefirstgreenstore.com and for green corporate gift ideas, register with us at www.sellubriouspackaging.com.

SS2011 products at Kenfair, Hong Kong, 2010

2010-11-17T20:05:00.001-08:00

Vibrant and earth-friendly collection of totes, promotional bags and packs were displayed at the Kenfair, October, 2010 at Hong Kong. To receive our full catalog, email us at info@sellubrious.com or register with us on our website at www.sellubriouspackaging.com.

Pictures from CCA Fair

2010-11-17T19:16:00.000-08:00

Join Us for CCA Charity Fair!

2010-11-03T08:49:00.000-07:00

Our distribution department, TheFirstGreenStore (www.thefirstgreenstore.com) will be selling our eco-goods for charity at the Children's Charity Associations Annual Charity Fair & Walkathon, 2010.

The event will be held on Saturday, 6 Nov 2010 at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza. The Walkathon will start at 8.30am and end at 10.30am, followed by the the fair from 10 AM-6PM.

Please join us this Saturday to raise funds for this cause.

Wood-Free Options for Pencils

2010-10-06T19:43:00.001-07:00

A large selection of 'recycled' and 'wood-free' options are available in the market for pens and pencils. Sellubrious promotes recycled plastic (retail packaging), recycled CD cases pens and pencils, as well as FSC wood and recycled newspaper pencils.

Customize with your logo and message for a great, low-cost, green giveaway for marketing campaigns, road shows and trade shows.

For queries, drop us a line at info@sellubrious.com. If you want to view samples, give us a quick call at (65)65151106 or register with us on our website, www.sellubriouspackaging.com

Give out some Green Greets!

2010-08-30T02:23:00.001-07:00

Our new GREEN GREETS catalog for Christmas/New Year is just out and we would like to share it with you!

We have handmade and natural paper Do-It-Yourself Christmas cards, birthday cards, and thank you cards. Embossed and printed gift bags, gift tags and gift wraps are made with 100% recycled cotton fibre handmade paper.

For retail chains and boutiques, or for NGO's looking for fund-raising projects, please request our catalog by emailing us at info@sellubrious.com.

Facesticks are in stores now!

2010-08-04T21:38:00.000-07:00

It's been a busy 2 months for Eco Lips with promotions like "Pure and Simple" at Watsons stores for our Grape and Kiwi-Strawberry flavours. And now, the long awaited Eco Lips Facesticks are in stores!

The Eco Lips Facestick with SPF 30 is a perfect solution for protecting the sensitive skin on your face and lips, where one would not want to apply sunscreens with a lot of chemical ingredients.

82% organic, the Eco Lips Facestick protects the skin from UVA/UVB rays as well as moisturizes the skin.

The Eco Lips Facestick is available through select Watson’s stores, boutique organic and green stores like Eat Organic and Choose, as well as through our own online store at www.thefirstgreenstore.com.

Download Eco Office Catalog @ The First Green Store

2010-06-18T00:19:00.001-07:00

Our latest Eco Office Catalog can now be downloaded directly from The First Green Store website homepage. Log on to http://www.thefirstgreenstore.com/ to access the catalog online. Also sign up with us at the store to get our monthly promotions mailer in your inbox!

O'BON available now at Temasek Poly!

2010-05-30T22:35:00.000-07:00

Check out our eco-friendly O'BON stationery range at the Temasek Poly Cheers. Look out for our upcoming promotions in our stores, as well as on our website at http://www.thefirstgreenstore.com/.

Eco Office Packages on The First Green Store!

2010-05-23T01:57:00.000-07:00

Look out for special discounted packages for offices on www.thefirstgreenstore.com. Click on the Eco-Office tab on the products page to access the packages for purchases both online and through out hotline at 65151106.

For customization of any of the products for bulk purchase, please send us an email at info@sellubrious.com.

Ecolips 'Pure and Simple' on Sale at Watsons!

2010-05-17T01:33:00.001-07:00

From 15th May to end of June, Eco Lips Kiwi-Strawberry and Eco Lips Grape will be available at a discounted price of $6.90 (U.P. $7.90) at select Watsons stores, including Plaza, Ion, Ngee Ann City, Suntec, Forum, Holland Village and Parkway Parade.

Both flavours have 99% organic ingredients and are good for both adult and children.

Eco Lips can also be customized as a private label giveaway. Please take a look at the full range of Eco Lips shades on our website www.thefirstgreenstore.com. For any customization queries, email us at info@sellubrious.com.

News back from HKGF, 2010

2010-05-11T23:15:00.000-07:00

The Hong Kong Gifts Fair had a wider selection of eco-friendly materials as well as finished products this year. We saw creative usage of organic cotton/canvas, jute, recycled PET, recycled paper, handmade/natural paper, bamboo, linen and felt.

Corn-based products, whether in packaging or finished products like pens were found at several vendors. We also found a full SOHO range of desktop accessories made of 100% wood-free handmade paper. For more information on the SOHO range, or to request a visual, send us an email at info@sellubrious.com.

For promotional bag queries, we found several of our jute vendors who had bagged orders from Europe, Australia and North America. Singapore buyers also expressed interest in biodegradable jute for the upcoming season, usually going for prints on natural laminated jute.

Look out for our new eco-promotional range which we will upload on our website by end-May, beginning June. If you would like to subscribe to our mailing list, please register on our website at www.sellubriouspackaging.com.

How Green Is Your Giveaway?

2010-04-24T01:43:00.001-07:00

Download our latest green giveaway brochure from our wholesale website at http://www.sellubriouspackaging.com/. Whether you are looking for recycled pens, eco folders, giveaway bags, recycled notebooks or memo pads, contact us for a customization quote at info@sellubrious.com

Cooperative Creates Recycled Juice Carton Products

2010-04-11T19:45:00.000-07:00

Sellubrious introduced recycled juice carton wallets and bags at the FUN outlet at Parco Millenia last week. These recyceld products are created by a women's cooperative based in Philippines, and is therefore a free trade product.

Whether you want to pick up just one piece or want to order a bulk for road shows or giveaways, give us a call at (65) 65151106 or email at info@sellubrious.com

It's Fun to be Green

2010-03-31T09:55:00.000-07:00

Here's a new place where you will be able to find eco brands distributed by Sellubrious (under our retail division, The First Green Store), including O'BON and Remarkable products. The FUN gift store on 3rd level of the newly launched Parco@ Millenia has our green booth full of our great green products.

Congratulations to our friend, Jane Sim for opening this fantastic store!

Look out for new products like recycled juice carton pencil cases, our Think Green cotton totes and cotton soft toys that will be launched by us at FUN in the coming months.

Wine Bags for Singapore

2010-03-23T01:21:00.000-07:00

Jute wine bags are not only biodegradable and eco-friendly, but are sturdy packaging and promotional packaging options for wine shops. From basic to designer, 1 bottle to 6 bottle carrier options, our latest wine bag brochure has it all.

To request the catalog and price list, please send us an email at info@sellubrious.com. You may also register on our website, http://www.sellubriouspackaging.com/ to look at the pricing details there and send us your enquiry.

Stop the War and Spread some Peace

2010-03-19T02:39:00.000-07:00

Such is the theme of Fox Fashion latest gift-with-purchase cotton totes. Trendy and fashionable, these un-bleached soft cotton totes were custom-created by Sellubrious.

For more cotton tote ideas, register on our website at http://www.sellubriouspackaging.com/.

FYOB, Wednesday ?

2010-03-10T19:08:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Wednesday and I was standing at the check out counter at a grocery store, with a long line of shoppers in front of me. Although the store promotes the BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag) every Wednesday, it seemed more like FYOB (Forgot to bring Your Own Bag) Wednesday. Almost all of them took plastic bags, some without a thought, and some with a pinch of guilt as they dropped a few coins into the BYOB can.

I had my beautiful RUME shopper in my bag. I have been testing the new designs the last couple of weeks and I really like them because they are sturdy and spacious. I can fit in a lot of boxes and nick knacks because of its square base. They have great designs as well, both for men and women.

Our online store will start selling RUME bags in a couple of weeks, so look out for these fair trade bags on http://www.thefirstgreenstore.com/

For our business-to-business clients looking for a gift-with-purchase, we have been getting a lot of requests for 150 gsm cotton totes, and if designed well, they make excellent foldable, low cost bags for giveaways. You can get more information on our wholesale website at http://www.sellubriouspackaging.com/.

Launch of The First Green Store (TFGS)

2010-03-02T06:28:00.000-08:00

For those who are watching this, Sellubrious Retail (distribution arm of Sellubrious) launched it's own online eco store, The First Green Store. For a chance to win some green goodies, register online at www.thefirstgreenstore.com

Sellubrious puts O'BON at NTUC City Square Mall

2009-12-09T23:05:00.000-08:00

We have found the perfect place to put our recycled stationery products. At the NTUC located in Singapore's eco mall, the City Square Mall, the entire O'BON range is available for you to explore and enjoy.

Sellubrious Retaill distributes sustainable brands in Singapore whereas Sellubrious (our Business-to-Business division) creates sustainable promotional packaging and premiums. If you need details of any of our products, drop us a line at info@sellubrious.com. For corporate clients, please write in to get our latest promotions on our customized eco premiums!

It's Fun, Fresh and Fabulous!

2009-11-15T05:51:00.000-08:00

Here's your chance to eat healthy! Our client, Salad Stop, has recently opened doors to a fantastic new salad bar at Marina Square, # 02-06 between One Raffles link and Marina square on the bridge. Here are some pictures from Salad Stop for you to enjoy.

Biodegradable Deli Takeaway Carriers

2009-10-02T01:37:00.000-07:00

It's not just the retail stores anymore...but also the restautants, cafes and delis that promote the "NO PLASTIC BAG" campaign, by offering reusable and recyclable bags for their customers.

Keeping with our client needs, Sellubrious will create a range of attractive designs for our food and beverage clients and upload them on our website at http://www.sellubriouspackaging.com/, every month.

In our current promotional, shopping bag catalog, we have a range of sturdy, long-lasting, biodegradable jute carriers. For more designs for coffee and deli takeaway carriers, email us at info@sellubrious.com.

Ecolips Spreads to Ion, Raffles City and Parkway Parade

2009-09-27T20:59:00.001-07:00

Ecolips, exclusively distributed by Sellubrious Retail, is now available at four locations in Singapore - Watsons Ngee Ann City, Ion, Raffles City and Parkway Parade.

Hot selling flavours like the Ecolips Sports SPF 30, Kiwi Strawberry, Lemon Lime and Berry are available at all the stores. The Ecotints, organic lip balms with tint of colours, are also hot favourites as they provide a better and more organic alternative to lipsticks, especially for day wear.

For more information on ecolips, visit the manufacturing website at http://www.ecolips.com/.

For customization of Ecolips as a promotional item, please email us at info@sellubrious.com.

Saving Trees and Paper

2009-06-23T00:45:00.000-07:00

Using recycled paper saves money and trees! Not only that, it also reduces emission of greenhouse gases and landfill space. The process of creating recycled paper uses less energy and water resources than products made from virgin pulp. No wonder then, Sellubrious promotes a variety of recycled paper products.

While looking for WOOD-FREE, recycled paper products to promote, Sellubrious found a few exciting brands in the market and brought them back to Singapore. One such brand is the O'BON brand that has 2 types of recycled paper - recycled sugarcane waste paper and recycled post-consumer newspaper products.

For offices, Sellubrious has teamed up with O'BON to create customized A4, A5 and A6 sugarcane notebooks (with company inserts) as well as customized sugarcane folders. Printed with vegetable dyes, these recycled paper products are a sure way to reduce your company's carbon footprint.

For enquiries, contact us at info@sellubrious.com

DON’T PANIC, IT’S ORGANIC!

2009-01-15T04:38:00.000-08:00

Sellubrious Retail brings US based ECOLIPS to Singapore

January15, 2009 - Lips are the most sensitive and absorbent parts of one’s body and yet we leave them unprotected while we are taking our daily jogs, playing tennis, golfing with friends, taking it easy at the beach or just out and about shopping in Singapore.

Sellubrious Retail introduces ECOLIPS, an all-natural lip balm, with high concentration of certified ORGANIC ingredients that ensure protection from all the harsh elements, including the sun and the wind.

ECOLIPS uses organic herbs and moisturizing organic vegetable oils, to soften and moisturize your lips. Some of the ECOLIPS flavours like ECOLIPS Sport also contain additional SPF 15 to 30 to give additional protection to Singapore’s many sports enthusiasts.

In Singapore, ECOLIPS will be available in a variety of flavours like Grape, Kiwi Strawberry, SPF 15 Berry, and SPF 30 Sport. Some of the products will have a leash or a metal clip attached, making it easy to clip on your sports bag or on your clothing while cycling or doing outdoor sport.

ECOLIPS is an US-based product, handcrafted in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. The parent company is a member of Organic Trade Association and uses certified organic ingredients in its products.

Available exclusively in select stores in Watsons in Singapore, ECOLIPS is exclusively distributed in Singapore by Sellubrious Retail Private Limited. Sellubrious is an eco-conscious firm that brings natural, organic, biodegradable and recycled products and merchandize to Singapore. It also distributes One Minute Manicure (natural nailcare range) and OBON stationeries (recycled newspaper and sugarcane pulp stationeries) in Singapore. It also supplies eco friendly promotional packaging and packaging solutions to Singapore companies.