Grand Island, New York based Starline introduces eco-friendly lead-free seals on vacuum drinkware and announces that it is the first manufacturer in the Promotional Products Industry to introduce it.

Julie Fritsch, Starline VP of Marketing, explained, “The traditional method of sealing vacuum drinkware uses a drop of glass-encased lead at the base of the piece. When this new lead-free process became available, we jumped at the chance to implement it as our way of continuing the development of environmentally friendly products.”

It is estimated that over a period of 2 years Starline has spent over a million dollars implementing the new lead-free sealing process. In addition to the cost of the new seal being higher.

“With the quality and performance of our drinkware, our closest competitors are national retail brands,” says Brian Porter, Starline SVP of Sales and Marketing.