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Stride Box.com – a really great subscription program for runners!

8X5X2.75 die cut mailer

We have been fortunate to help many subscription marketing companies deliver their products safely to their customers in attractive, eye catching boxes. The most recent and most unusual one we are proud to add to our fast growing list of happy customers is www.StrideBox.com .

They send their subscribers, as their home page says, – stuff runners want. Check out their web site and on their blog you will find a post titled “The Running Boom – An InfoGraphic” that shares some really interesting statistics including the fact that last year, over one million runners FINISHED their long distance (5K or more) races. That surprising figure obviously does not include casual runners who don’t finish or people like me who never get started. Regardless, the sport is still growing … Read More

Green is a Beautiful Color at the Organic Nest

Organic Nest Bag

 Here in Music City we like to pride ourselves in saying “We were country when country wasn’t cool,” like the popular Barbara Mandrell song. This is also true about Nashville Wraps’ customer Debbie Foster, but in a different way. Debbie was into organics and being green long before it was ever cool.

Her healthy lifestyle grew into the New Jersey business she founded called Organic Nest. http://www.theorganicnest.com/ Debbie strongly believes in promoting only earth-friendly and sweatshop-free products. The Organic Nest sells luxurious organic bedding, baby items, botanicals and apparel made in America. All items are displayed on local recycled furniture.

Her ideas about healthy living began 21 years ago after the birth of her son. Debbie explains, “I started creating a healthy kitchen, full of organic foods and condiments, which lead … Read More

Globe Guard® Biodegradable, Eco Friendly Insulated Shipping Box Coolers are now a stock item!

NEW Globe Guard 12x12x12 cooler shipping box

Our Globe Guard® Reusable Cooler tote is a very popular product this time of year for personally transporting your favorite food or beverage to any summer gathering. It is a great product, however, it is not insulated nor designed for shipping purposes.

For temperature sensitive products shipping via UPS, FedEx or USPS, ranging from pharmaceuticals to special dietary foods and complete meals, we create custom insulated shipping boxes. These boxes are custom designed to maintain the required temperature for an extended period of time, usually 48 to 72 hours depending on the application. They are typically insulated with biodegradable foam as a green alternative to EPS/Styrofoam coolers.

Three Available Stock Sizes

In the “reusable packaging” section of our www.GlobeGuardProducts.com green packaging store you will now find in stock:

Ethical Packaging – Sustainable Packaging Innovation

Custom Bracelet Jewelry Box from Distant Village

Ethical packaging continues to gain momentum.  Read on and you will see some real-life shining examples of the impact of ethical packaging.  This developing movement is important because it will shift the general concept of sustainable packaging over the next decade – that’s not too far into the future!  As a leading sustainable and socially responsible packaging company, Distant Village has established a success story as to what it means to make ethical packaging.

Ethical products thrive with ethical packaging.  The core of their brand and mission are centered on a supply chain of ethics from source to consumer.  This triple bottom line business approach includes ethical and fair trade business practices as well as sustainable environmental practices.  Ethical packaging reaches beyond eco-friendly or green packaging.

The Jewelry industry is … Read More

Custom Printed and Branded Corrugated Boxes – Achieve great designs by avoiding common mistakes!

Globe Guardcustom printed mailer boxes

Custom printed corrugated RSC and mailer boxes can be almost anything you want them to be and we are so pleased to work with customers who don’t always think in terms of plain or “vanilla”. After all, it is color and design that make life interesting, and quite frankly, also make branded packaging much more effective as well.

Here are a few eye catching boxes I think you will notice should they arrive at your home or office:

Corrugated boxes can be artistic – The neat people at Conscious Box are very creative and know how to make a memorable, positive impression. Shown in the photograph is their newest design to date. www.ConsciousBox.com

Corrugated boxes can be clever – much more than an interesting design, the “doodles” on the Green … Read More

100% Recycled Apparel Boxes Make Gift Giving Easy

Apparel Boxes Gloss

Don’t you think receiving a gift in a wrapped box is more fun than one that’s in a gift bag? There’s just something about ripping through the wrapping paper and digging through the tissue paper to find out what you’ve received.

At Nashville Wraps we make gift packaging affordable and eco-friendly for small businesses. We sell thousands of apparel boxes every year to independent retailers all across the country. They are made from 100% recycled paper and made in the USA to support American jobs. We can even custom print your apparel boxes with your store name or logo. http://www.nashvillewraps.com/printed-gift-boxes/showpage.ww?page=printedgiftboxes

 Our most popular White Apparel Boxes come in bulk cartons or assortments. They feature semi-gloss white exteriors and gray interiors. Don’t forget to include our 100% recycled tissue paper.

http://www.nashvillewraps.com/gift-boxes/apparel-boxes/c-003176.htmlRead More

Additional Green Resources and Products

  • Green America
  • Squishy Press
  • Dharma Merchant Services
  • Teragren
  • Wabnitz Editions
  • All About the Future
  • Sustainable is Good
  • Promotional Product Soltutions
  • Jonah Coyote Design
  • Zing Green Products
  • Let's Go Green
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