Tag Archives: reusable packaging

Globe Guard® Reusable Box Sealer – temporary closure for RSC style shipping and storage boxes

May 16, 2012 | By John

GGRBS - easily open and close any RSC box

Since first launching our patent pending Globe Guard® Reusable Box Sealer, we have discovered many new applications and uses for it thanks to our customers’ ideas and suggestions.

The fact is that anytime you need to hold a traditional RSC style shipping box closed temporarily because you plan to go back in and out of the box, box sealing tape (even ours) is the wrong solution. For applications where reuse and repacking are certain, the Reusable Box Sealer is … Read More

Eco-Friendly Favor Bags for Easter from Nashville Wraps

March 14, 2012 | By Buffie Baril

Being green for Easter just got a lot easier with eco-friendly favor bags from Nashville Wraps. Just fill these with your favorite candies or small gifts for adorable Easter baskets.

Our Nature Flex cello bags are certified biodegradable and compostable and made carbon zero. They are made from wood cellulose fibers sourced with sustainable forestry principles. They meet FDA requirements for direct food contact and are perfect for candies, cookies and other treats. They are available in many sizes and … Read More

Do Not Buy This Packaging

December 21, 2011 | By Rich Cohen

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.… Read More

Giving Green a New Tradition

December 7, 2011 | By Buffie Baril

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, … Read More

Salazar Packaging Appointed Distributor for Expandos Packaging Product Line

November 16, 2011 | By Dennis Salazar

Last year, I wrote a blog post about this unique, green void fill option and I referred to it as “perhaps the best, loose, void fill option, ever.” That was not a wild exaggeration. After months of evaluation, we are still convinced it handles some applications better than most other currently available products.

Why It Works so Well

Its unusual shape and configuration help it to support heavy, fragile items extremely well. Expandos’ serrated pyramidal design helps the loose pieces … Read More

For smart and chic retailers, recycled = premium

October 12, 2011 | By Allen King

Have you noticed those stylish shopping bags that up-market department stores lavish on their customers? They’re a far cry from the plastic bags offered by the big-box retailers, and they are clearly not an inexpensive line item in the operating budget of a Nordstrom or Macys. Shoppers at these retailer locations have come to expect quality shopping bags as part of the shopping experience. In fact, some retailers’ shopping bags are so nice that shoppers use them for other purposes, … Read More

A Green Packaging Solution to Eliminate Box Flap Quarter Folding

October 5, 2011 | By Dennis Salazar

It easily fits into your hand and weighs less that an ounce but is in our opinion a legitimate sustainable packaging innovation because it extends box life and enables boxes to be reused. It is inexpensive and can itself be reused over and over again, thus saving countless boxes and, yes, saving trees. It is the Globe Guard® Reusable Box Sealer™ and it also ends a somewhat crude and very wasteful practice of quarter folding the top flaps of a … 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,

New Recycled, Reusable Studio Plastic Shopping Bags

June 22, 2011 | By Buffie Baril

Here at Nashville Wraps, we are always striving to bring you new green packaging solutions for your business. I am excited to share with you more recycled and reusable bags that will help with those green initiatives.

Our new Studio Plastic Shopping Bags with soft loop handles are made in the USA from recycled Encore film. The recycled content ranges from 50%-100% recycled material depending on the designs, which include Sunflowers, Denim, Cityscape and Purple Heart.

They meet reusable standards … Read More

Saving Trees One Gift Bag at a Time

May 18, 2011 | By Buffie Baril

Terri Martin wants to change the way people think about reusing gift bags. After digging through her used gift bag pile, she discovered they were neither made in the USA nor constructed of recycled material. That prompted Terri to start a business that made sense for the environment.

Gift ’n Grow offers eco-friendly, 100% recycled paper gift bags made in the USA. To encourage people to reuse the bags, inside each one is an I.D. code to help identify that … Read More