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Free Advertising with Free Printing on Your Shipping Boxes!
Due to popular demand, during the month of September, special order, 100% PCW Globe Guard shipping boxes are now...
We Buy It Green – A Free Shoppers Guide
The internet is well populated by websites offering green products. Sometimes they are products they manufacture,...
Spreading the Green Packaging Word
Six weeks ago I agreed to write a blog for Packaging Digest and quite frankly I was not sure how it was going to work...
When Eco and Comfort Clash
Tough Decisions for American Car Buyers I think my commitment to green is being tested much like my patience is tried...
Taking the Fear Out of Custom, Green Boxes
It had been a while since I wrote on this subject but a recent experience reminded me it was time again. I spoke to a...
He Never Met a Stranger
Joe Dutelle October 12, 1940 – August 5, 2009 I am not sure who I should credit for that quote or if it is simply is a...
From “Going Green” to “Growing Green”
Over the weekend I had some time to reflect on how far we have come as a company and product line (Globe Guard) but...
Green Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry (for using a higher grade of packaging than necessary)
Much of the attention on sustainable secondary packaging is rightfully given to using too much of a given packaging...
The Natural Abode – A Globe Guard Partner for the Great Pacific Northwest
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of The Natural Abode as a Globe Guard corrugated box distributor to...
No Getting Around “Green”
I have often described green as a fast moving, irreversible trend that will only grow in strength with each new...
Propane Powered Lawn Trimmer and Sears Fall Short in Green Effort
Recently on this blog we published a post applauding mega retailer Home Depot for going above and beyond in their...
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...