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Sustainable Packaging Trend: White Is the New Black in Green

February 2, 2011 | By Dennis Salazar

Huh? Some might be confused by that statement, but the fact is that most trends begin on the west coast, and that especially includes shifts in the way we think of sustainable packaging.

Black ink has been the long time favorite color of companies who want to print or brand their shipping boxes because they believe it to be less expensive and will stand out best against the natural brown of a Kraft box. Neither of those perceptions is accurate. … Read More

Eco-Flex – A Unique, Stock Molded Pulp Packaging Product

January 12, 2011 | By Dennis Salazar

I usually refer to molded pulp as having the highest “eco obvious” rating in that it is instantly recognized by consumers as being very eco friendly. Other sustainable packaging products do not enjoy that immediate recognition and acceptance, so molded pulp is a great packaging solution, when you are able to utilize it. The downside of most molded pulp products is that they typically require expensive tooling, designed for just one specific product or application, making it not very flexible … Read More

Inflatable Packaging Products – Eco Friendly in Many Ways

December 22, 2010 | By Dennis Salazar

Globe Guard 100 per cent recycled content inflatable air pillows

The greatest challenge for a pick and pack operation is making sure the products they are shipping out do not get damaged in transit. To make this task even a little more difficult, ideally this has to be accomplished at minimal cost, and in today’s world, with as green a product as possible. I believe that our inflatable plastic products help accomplish those objectives and a whole lot more.

What is Inflatable Packaging?

It is essentially a plastic bag or … Read More

Boxes, just plain, brown shipping boxes!

November 24, 2010 | By Dennis Salazar

On our Globe Guard® green packaging web store we offer such a wide variety of new and unique green packaging products that sometimes we forget to mention that our most popular product of all is our standard, unprinted Globe Guard 100% PCW shipping boxes.

Boxes That Deliver a Green Message

The bottom of our Globe Guard stock box features our logo letting the shipper and recipient know that the box is uniquely eco friendly because it is made of our … Read More

Custom Printed Boxes are a “Standard” Product for Salazar Packaging

November 10, 2010 | By Dennis Salazar

Globe Guard Products.com is where we offer our assortment of our Globe Guard 100% (PCW) recycled content boxes. We offer more than 40 of the most popular sizes, in stock and available to ship immediately to satisfy your needs. Many “stock box suppliers” will not even attempt to make custom printed shipping boxes, but it is what we do on a daily basis.

Common Misconceptions about Custom Printed Boxes

One of the most pleasing aspects of working with people … Read More

Oxo-Biodegradable Bubble Packaging is Green, Red Hot and on Sale!

October 18, 2010 | By Dennis Salazar

Save 15% on Globe Guard Oxo-Biodegradable packaging on rolls by using promo code GPG1010 at web store check out!

Bubble packaging on rolls has long been a favorite material for protective and void fill applications because it is effective, easy to use and relatively low in cost. Unfortunately, in the past it has also not been very eco friendly because in most cases it is made of virgin plastic material and typically does not lend itself well to recycling, usually … Read More

Reusable Packaging – Multiple Products and Solutions

October 6, 2010 | By Dennis Salazar

We at Salazar Packaging have been focused on reusable packaging for some time but much like in most areas of packaging sustainability, we offer various solutions becauseapplications, business goals, and budgets are never the same. Here are a few options available to you:

Modified Corrugated Containers

By far the easiest and least expensive option is to strengthen and thereby increase the reusability of a corrugated box by making a small change with a big potential “green” return on what is … Read More

Water Activated Tapes vs. Plastic Carton SealingTapes

September 15, 2010 | By Dennis Salazar

I am often times asked about the greenness of the plastic tapes we offer on our Web store site and the honest answer is really, not much.

One of our products, the #500 clear industrial carton sealing tape is heavy duty and offers a natural rubber-based adhesive so theoretically you might use less of it to properly seal your boxes and using a natural adhesive is always better than an acrylic or synthetic adhesive. However, there is really very little … Read More

Recycled, Repurposed and Reused Packaging is Red Hot!

September 1, 2010 | By Dennis Salazar

Sometimes the lines between different sustainability terms are rather fuzzy, but in this case they are fairly clear.

Recyclable Packaging

This is packaging that can be recycled, in most cases reprocessed and ideally remanufactured to create more of the same product. When you recycle a corrugated box and it is collected in for example a curb side recycling program it usually winds up being re-pulped and made into more paper which can be turned into corrugated board and eventually into … Read More

Save Time and Money with Eco Friendly Mailers

August 11, 2010 | By Dennis Salazar

This may be unexpected from a company that spends so much time creating and marketing our Globe Guard® 100% PCW, RSC shipping boxes, but there are many situations when the best “box” for the job is not a box at all. For those products and applications we carry an assortment of different types and styles of mailer products:

Corrugated Lock Front and Tuck Top Mailers

These die cut corrugated designs are ideal when the goal is to deliver a … Read More