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Announcing – New Green Blog on Packaging Digest
I am very happy to announce I am now blogging for Packaging Digest, one of the media leaders covering the packaging...
Printed Water Activated Tape is Creative, Sustainable Packaging at its Best
What do a West Coast oyster farm, a Wisconsin maker of fine cutting tools, a creative designer of green products for...
Home Depot Wins Mid Year Globe Guard Eco Consistency Award
In an unprecedented move, the Globe Guard Eco Consistency Award judges held a first ever midyear caucus and by...
Sustainable Packaging and the Magic Bullet
People who are eager to find quick and simple solutions to some of our most complex sustainability problems are often...
Corrugated Die Cut Mailers – A Greener, Eco Friendly, and Better Corrugated Box Option
They are known by many names including literature mailers, tuck and fold mailers, shipper boxes and even pizza boxes,...
Soft-But-Firm Sustainable Packaging Solution
Those are words usually reserved for describing a mattress or pillow but it this case they are also the best way to...
Sustainable Secondary Packaging and the Third Party Shipper
It may sound like the title to an unusual movie or book, but the fact is that today it is not at all uncommon for an...
Can Sustainable Packaging Be Attractive and Decorative?
It sure can be and it can also be environmentally and socially responsible as well. We are very pleased to announce a...
Hey Green Business Owner, Your Boxes Are Talking about You
I have come to believe that every box has a story to tell about the person or company who sent it. I am quite sure...
Eco Friendly Corrugated Boxes – “100% PCW” is Not 100% Bad or 100% Good
In the last week I’ve spoken with two people, one from a very large, green company and the other from a very small,...
Earth Day Overload?
I am in the business of green as are most of my friends and acquaintances but there was more green noise yesterday...
A Book Review of “Packaging Sustainability”, by Wendy Jedlicka
In the interest of full disclosure I have to tell you I consider Wendy a personal friend and ally in our efforts to...
Sustainable Packaging – When Brown and White Make Green
One of the best parts of doing what we do is the opportunity to meet some really neat people doing some terrific...
Sustainable Packaging – It Can Be So Degrading, or Not
Whether you are talking about composting, oxo-degradability or biodegradability, the options are numerous, the facts...
Sustainable Packaging Update 4 – Packaging Papers – 60 lb Indented Kraft
Our eco friendly packaging store www.GlobeGuardProducts.com shows just a small sampling of the most popular types of...
How to Avoid a Sustainable Packaging Dead End
In my opinion, there are some concepts and ideas in sustainability that are still not as well understood and accepted...
A Less Expensive Way to a Greener Box Sealing Tape Solution
As we have mentioned before, we enjoy helping customers switch from pressure sensitive tape to water activated tape...
Sustainable Packaging – When Waste Makes Sense
It probably sounds strange coming from us because we are so outspoken critics of waste and we encourage using less...
Great Green Ideas Don’t Have to Be Big or Expensive
In fact our green idea is fairly small and is only 15.75” X 14.25” X 9” high at its greatest dimensions. Some might...
Slash Box Sealing Tape Usage with a New Corrugated Box Style and L-Clips
Here's good news for a struggling economy - sustainable packaging should never involve spending more money. Quite...
Sustainable Packaging – Keeping it Real
Good news! If you're looking for authentic eco friendly packaging at a low cost, check out our brand new e-commerce...
Are We Moving to Greener Business Pastures?
Not long ago company president Dennis Salazar wrote an excellent article entitled Is There a Disconnect In Your Green...
Can Your Water Activated Tape Dispenser Make a Sustainable Difference?
Sustainability in packaging is not just about recyclability, recycled content or the carbon footprint left behind by...
Teaming Up with Your Vendor to Reduce Your Corrugated Costs
Everyone is feeling the pinch of the economy, which makes it a great time to reevaluate your vendor/customer relations...