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
On August 31, 2010 the California Senate rejected AB 1998, a proposal to eliminate single use plastic bags. The ban, which passed the Assembly in June, would have eliminated single use plastic bags in grocery stores and pharmacies, starting in 2012 and in liquor and convenience stores in 2013. The proposal also included $2M in grants/loans for green businesses.
Why did this proposal fail? What do we learn? And how does this affect green packaging going forward?
Why the Ban … Read More
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
How does your company use packaging to communicate your sustainable message? For more than 10 years we have pioneered and proven that sustainable packaging is ‘green gold.’
Top 3 Value Drivers of Sustainable Packaging
• Authenticity. Our experience proves that consumers interested in sustainable products do their research. And, it’s becoming increasingly easier for anyone to sniff out a greenwasher, a fake. Every packaging company is on the green bandwagon now. Be sure to demonstrate your sustainable position in everything … Read More
Plastic bags are easy to hate, but when they are recycled properly they become “green” gold: A real, long-term, sustainable solution whose time has come, and is in fact already working in Southern California.
Trash goes in – new plastic material comes out. That’s the way it’s done in Vernon, California at Command Packaging’s recycling center, a Nashville Wraps Green Way® supplier. Plastics are collected from a variety of industrial and consumer sources and brought into the recycling center as … Read More
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
What does the term “green packaging” mean in the reusable bag marketplace? Here at ECOBAGS.com we evaluate bags & packaging materials based on the following parameters:
• Quality, durability, country of origin and third party certification for fair wage and fair labor standards.
• The chemical processes used to create the products.
• The degree to which the base materials for the bags are compostable, biodegradable or reusable.
It’s easy to see why market confusion exists about “green” products & … Read More
Distant Village designs beautiful handmade sustainable packaging. We create packaging to help our clients build strong brand identity and communicate an authentic sustainable position.
A lot of people ask “what does SUSTAINABLE really mean?!?! I mean, how do you define it?” There are as many opinions as there are experts. When creating Distant Village in 2000, I carefully thought about this important question because sustainability is the lifeblood and foundation of the company.
This is our view of authentic and … Read More
There are countless places where you can find packaging supplies on the Internet or even down the street but there are few where you can find the selection of environmentally responsible products that we have to offer.
With very few product exceptions, Globe Guard® Products.com was the first Internet site to offer only eco friendly packaging products such as shipping boxes, case sealing tape, paper and plastic mailers, 100% PCW labels and probably the largest selection of cushioning/void fill products. … Read More
Eco-Conscious Brides & Green Weddings
You may have noticed the buzz growing about “green” weddings. Many brides today want to not only have a beautiful wedding but be environmentally friendly with their choices.
Nashville Wraps has plenty of beautiful eco-friendly wedding gift wrap and pretty bags along with wedding favor packaging.
You can give each guest a flower bulb tucked into a 100% recycled kraft box and tie the knot with paper raffia. Or go all-out and have your monogram printed on the box, … Read More