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Branding and Messaging Goes Way Beyond Sustainability
Every once in a while we are involved in a packaging application that really makes us think about the non-business messaging we communicate to others. This post explores one such example.
Canon Printer Packaging – Not Eco Consistent or Up to Date
One of the things I find most interesting about sustainable packaging as well as quite frustrating at times, is that...
Application Appropriate Sustainable Void Fill Packaging
It’s a picture reminiscent of “Where’s Waldo?” but can you find the missing component in the photo below? A stand for...
Hybrids Not Included – What Green Businesses Can Learn from Auto Makers
I could no longer put off a task that I enjoy almost as much as an IRS audit or root canal surgery – I had to shop for...
Packaging Equipment Activity – A Reason to be Optimistic
We are so focused on sustainable packaging and that is obviously what we are best known for, but we also happen to be...
Sustainable Packaging Question: 100% Recycled Content versus 100% Biodegradable
One thing we have learned about supplying “green” packaging products to eco minded customers, is that they tend to...
Is Planet versus Profit a Necessary Choice in Sustainable Packaging?
In most cases the answer is no. We realize most businesses today are facing enormous pressure to control or reduce...
Let’s Talk about Sustainable Packaging
Over the course of the last three years I have been privileged to share my, at times, unusual perspective on eco...
Packaging Sustainability and Baby Steps
The nouveau green packaging industry loves to talk about biodegradability, recyclability, compostability, recycled...
Green Accountability and Visibility of Imported Reusable Bags
At a recent conference I attended as I was walking the show aisles, I was handed an “eco friendly reusable bag” by one...
The Green Get Greener with Reusable Packaging
Eco Bags is one of our newest customers but I think most would agree they are not band wagon jumpers in the area of...
Mills Gone Wild or How to Play Safely in a Fast Rising Market
What may sound like a story about intoxicated college students on Spring Break is really not that at all. It is about...
Can Retail Packaging Be Attractive, Unique and Green?
Retail packaging can be attractive, unique and green - and we have helped many companies create packaging that is eye...
Short or Single Run Packaging Solution – Think Digital Printing
We are very fortunate to work with many new companies or companies with new products requiring green packaging. In...
The Many Faces of Reusable Shipping Containers
It is great to see a surge of interest in reusable packaging in many different forms and faces; some very familiar and...
Sustainable Packaging – It’s a Thing of Beauty and Health
Everything today is being scrutinized for its impact on the environment and on each of us as human beings. The old...
Happy Earth Day!
To all of our vendor friends who help us design and deliver the green packaging products our customers want and need....
Custom Printed Water Activated Tape – Sustainability and Branding Made Easy
It is increasingly difficult today to make a lasting positive impression on a customer considering all of the...
Smart Green Customers Choose Globe Guard Products
A Chicago area clothing retailer had a rather catchy slogan I used to appreciate – “An educated consumer is our best...
Good Small Products Deserve Good, Green Packaging
Downsizing is not always a step backwards. In fact, for sustainability downsizing is a big plus. Minimizing the size...
Bad Axe Tools Works Wins Globe Guard Eco-Consistency Award
We are proud to announce that Mark Harrell and his company, Bad Axe Tool Works, is the first 2010 recipient of the...
The Plastic Bag is Exorcized and Recycled
People involved in the green movement love to demonize things and let’s face it, in many cases it is so darn easy....
What Is the Greatest Myth in Sustainable Packaging?
Last Sunday I had the opportunity to make a presentation and attend the International Housewares Show. It is a great...
A Plastic Bag by Any Other Name
First let me say I love Kohl’s retail stores. If you are looking for almost any brand name product ranging from...