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Globe Guard® Adds Unpadded Poly Mailers to Complete Mailer Product Group

Now- 4 types of eco freindly mailers

Salazar Packaging and Globe Guard® Products are pleased to announce the addition of a new line of unpadded poly mailer envelopes to the Globe Guard® line. This provides customers with a complete selection of mailer envelope options including the following.

Poly unpadded mailer envelopes

Our new product is constructed of a minimum of 50% and a maximum of 88% recycled content and is fully recyclable as #4 LDPE plastic waste. It features a “peel and seal” adhesive strip, just like our other mailer envelope products. It is now a stock item on our green packaging store and is available in eight popular sizes. This product is ideal for customers who want moisture protection and the lightest possible mailer weight to help minimize shipping costs.

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Smart restaurants add sustainability to their menus

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Here’s my prediction for 2012: we’ll see less use of the word “greenwashing.” Why? Because any company or brand that’s serious about adopting sustainable business practices will have already integrated environmentally conscious attitudes into not only their back office and customer-facing operations but also into their core brand value proposition. Similarly, these companies understand that customers and business partners are becoming more sophisticated about how they interpret any company’s marketing and brand messages that highlight sustainability. The bar is now higher, and marketers need to be able to justify their claims or risk a customer backlash if they’re caught exaggerating or misrepresenting their planet-friendly goals.

There’s another good reason that businesses should take their green promises seriously: a company that imbues their brand with a smart and appealing approach to… Read More

Sustainable Packaging Solutions – Globe Guard® Products MFAQ (most frequently asked questions)

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We get a lot of inquiries and phone calls at Salazar Packaging about our Globe Guard® products, especially our 100% PCW and 100% recycled content shipping boxes, and we are most grateful. As we begin this brand new year, we thought it would be a good time to recap some of the questions most frequently asked of us.

What if I don’t see the size I need on your store?

We now have more than 1,000 box sizes immediately available, but they are not all made of our Globe Guard® 100% recycled content material, so they do not appear on our store. Only the most popular sizes can be stocked and offered on our green packaging web store, so a quick call or contact will confirm we do… Read More

Do Not Buy This Packaging

CommonThreads

Reduce Excess Consumption

First and foremost, as a sustainable packaging company our goal at Distant Village is to only produce packaging to minimize impact upon our planet’s resources and contribute toward the welfare of the global community. This socially responsible mission is our highest goal and is at the core of Distant Village’s DNA. We are proof that this approach leads to a profitable thriving business – because our clients are seeking the same values in building their sustainable brands.

Our world is in the midst of exciting change. And business is changing too. Recently, Patagonia launched the Common Threads Initiative. This initiative is an insight into where the future of business is headed – and it is quite exciting.

The initiative is reaching out to people… Read More

Sample Packaging Success Through Innovative Distribution

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At Xela Pack, we occasionally ask our customers to contribute by giving us testimonials about our packaging, or by answering questionnaires that help us better understand and serve them. One thing I’ve noticed is that the companies that profess the greatest enthusiasm for our packaging are also usually the ones that do the most creative things with the samples we provide.

This summer, Xela Pack produced samples for Pure Science and their Jack Black Authentic and Original product line. The products were then distributed in a kit that Xela Pack helped design, produce and secondary package for the customer. The kit was called the Race Day Set, and it was distributed to bike racers at races that were sponsored by Jack Black. Response to the promotion was great, and the… Read More

Giving Green a New Tradition

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All the buzz this Holiday Season seems to be about “green gifts.”  I even saw an article about this in our local electric company magazine. I really like the idea of giving gifts that don’t impact the environment and that also may be a little more personal than the item we run out and get at the last minute without too much thought as to what the recipient might really like or use. Honestly, these usually end up in the trash, re-gifted or put in a dark closet and never used.

I have several people in my family that are folks who have everything, and if they don’t already have it, I couldn’t afford it anyway. Ha! If you have some of those on your list, read on….

I really think… Read More

Additional Green Resources and Products

  • Green Wise Bank Card
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  • Shaklee
  • Straight North
  • Let's Go Green
  • All About the Future
  • Promotional Product Soltutions
  • Squishy Press
  • Laptop Lunches
  • All Green Things
  • MCAD
  • Sustainable is Good
  • TerraSource Chocolates
  • Jonah Coyote Design
  • Zing Green Products
  • Teragren
  • Green America
  • Me and Goji
  • Dharma Merchant Services
  • Wabnitz Editions
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