Category Archives: Boxes

FREE GREEN BOXES! What Box Sizes Do YOU Need and Want?

April 19, 2012 | By Dennis Salazar

Salazar Packaging just added three new boxes to our Globe Guard® store and are eager to dramatically grow our stock list this year.

In an effort to encourage and reward new box size suggestions, now through July 31, 2012, we are offering 100 free boxes (with the purchase of 200) if you are the first to submit a new RSC-style shipping box or die-cut mailer box that we select to add to our stock list.

I really want to use … Read More

100% Recycled Rigid Box Board, Every Time, Always

February 15, 2012 | By Rich Cohen

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100% Recycled Box Board

It seems like every business wants to build a sustainable branded product line around eco-friendly packaging these days. We have found it doesn’t matter if you seek custom sustainable boxes for chocolate, jewelry, clothing or any other specialty product – a better green package is increasingly important. Does this describe your company?

As a proud pioneer of wholesale sustainable packaging, Distant Village is accustomed to innovating and introducing a leading edge of green and sustainable value … Read More

Natural Water-Resistant Paper Boxes

August 17, 2011 | By Rich Cohen

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Water-Resistant, Meet Sustainable

Water-resistant paper packaging is essential for many situations. Over the years, clients in various industries had requested premium water-resistant paper packaging that is sustainable and eco-friendly. There are various situations where water-resistant packaging is essential — cold/chilled, refrigerated, frozen, wet, powder, bakery and more. Traditional packaging companies have been offering water-resistant packaging for years, but they all missed the mark on sustainable fundamentals.

Necessity Is the Mother of Innovation

So, off to the labs went Distant Village… Read More

Custom, Plastic Corrugated Reusable Boxes Without the Custom Price or Tooling Cost

June 29, 2011 | By Dennis Salazar

One of 21 available plastic corrugated box sizes

There are many situations where a reusable container is able to dramatically reduce costs by eliminating or minimizing the need for disposable or single-use corrugated paper boxes. In a closed loop or internal use scenario, a plastic corrugated container may be able to be reused eighty or more times, which can easily justify the initial higher cost of plastic compared to containers made of paper corrugated.

The Advantages of Plastic Corrugated Containers

In addition to the obvious durability mentioned above,

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

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

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

Custom Handmade Packaging to Increase Visibility of Your Green Product

September 29, 2010 | By Rich Cohen

Banana Fiber Packaging with Product Detail Card by Distant Village

It is truly rewarding for me to see our clients beating this economic downturn. Green business is good and growing rapidly. A large part our satisfaction comes from the fact that we are part of our client’s successful “green product recipe.” Their packaging, designed and produced by Distant Village, has contributed toward their growth and sales. I would like to share some insight to their success with you.

First and foremost, these clients are focused on sustainable or eco leadership in … Read More