Target to Recycle Major Billboard Ad
Target’s monster billboard in Times Square is undergoing an artistic makeover. It will be turned into six art pieces that will feature scenes to promote New York City and Target’s famous bull’s-eye logo.
But the coolest part is what Target will do with the ad once it has run its course. In October, the retailer will tear it down and use its vinyl for 1,600 trendy tote bags designed by Anna Sui, which are already on sale and will be shipped in January 2010.
Target is using its prominent ad space in Times Square to feature art that will eventually be recycled. Photo: Flickr/storm2k
The tote bags are made from 90 percent recycled material from the billboards and come with a $29.99 price tag. Customers are able to choose which of the four themes they want on their tote as well. The billboard ad is slotted to appear alongside other environmental-themed signs in Times Square during Fashion Week, Sept. 10 to 17.
“We wanted to highlight our commitment to style, value and recycling,” Michael Francis, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Target in Minneapolis, wrote in an e-mail to The New York Times.
Target isn’t the first company to recycle its ads. TerraCycle partnered with Yak Pak to create its line of Billboard Bags – totes, backpacks, messenger bags and wallets from repurposed, discarded vinyl billboard material. The material is thick, durable and water-resistant.
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Lara
posted on September 10th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
The city of Denver also made bags from recycled Democratic National Convention banners using a company called ecologic, I think.
Leo
posted on September 24th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Lara – who cares, this article is about Target (I Love Target). You must work for ecologic?
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