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“Virgin” Corrugated Board and Other Green Myths
I recently had another “Madonna Experience”, with a potential customer who hesitated to make what he thought was the...
Green Packaging: Paperboard versus Corrugated
Both materials can be excellent eco-friendly packaging. Paperboard packaging is what you see on a FedEx or USPS style...
Can “Cohesive” Packaging be Green Packaging?
Image via Wikipedia The world of packaging is changing very rapidly and what was not green a year ago may be very...
In a Rotten Economy, Green Packaging Is More Important than Ever
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Some fear that a rotten economy will spoil the green packaging movement. The...
High Mileage Peaches and Other Absurdities of our Sustainable Lives
If you look at the label on the pictured Dole product, you see that it is “natural”. I doubt any of us really...
Sustainability Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Image by Getty Images via Daylife I really wish that was not the case but it is. I have written and spoken on this...
Sustainability and MBE Firms – Room for Improvement
During my recent travels and conventioneering, I noticed that MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) firms are seriously...
It’s Official – Globe Guard Is Now a Registered Trademark
We are very pleased to announce that our trademark application for Globe Guard has finally been approved so in the...
Spotlight Sustainable Links
Image via Wikipedia Timothy Johnson takes a high altitude look at developing a sustainable strategy within large...
What is “Eco-Consistency”?
One of our favorite blogs is Sustainable Is Good because they do an exceptional job of exposing examples of over...
What’s Wrong with this Picture? A Green Packaging Challenge
Even if you are not a regular reader and subscriber to this blog, please accept this as sustainable challenge #1. How...
Corrugated Partitions Are a Fine Sustainable Packaging Option
Somewhere along the line, corrugated (and chipboard) partitions fell out of favor as an inner packing material. A lot...
Eco-Friendly versus Customer Friendly
Image via WikipediaIt would be a beautiful and greener world if these two goals could be met as one and the same, but...
Have Presentation, Will Travel
One of the sure signs that you are getting old is when you realize you unintentionally and often make references to...
The Difference between 200# Test and 32ECT Corrugated Boxes
Most industries have a standard for measuring or describing the construction of a particular material. However, in the...
The Amazing (and Amazingly Green) World of Newsprint
Image via Wikipedia Unprinted newsprint is (or was - keep reading) widely used for industrial void fill, surface...
Can A Republican Be Green?
Not only can Republicans be green, it turns out a lot of them are. Check out Republicans for Environmental Protection,...
Am I Re-Trainable for Sustainable?, Revisited
Image via Wikipedia This month represents an anniversary of sorts for me because it was one year ago when I submitted...
Eco Ed – Humor in Sustainable Packaging
Our marketing director, Brad Shorr, and I are very different in many ways but one thing we have in common is a good...
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At Inside Sustainable Packaging, we welcome comments and conversation about sustainable packaging products, people,...
Best Advertising Deal in Town? Printed Secondary Packaging
If you are looking for an inexpensive and effective way to advertise your company - and who isn't, these days -...
Replace Corrugated Boxes with Mailers
It may seem ironic that any company that sells boxes would help you minimize their use, but we are committed to...
7 Ways to Reduce Corrugated Box Usage
Image via Wikipedia It may not be possible to completely eliminate corrugated boxes from your packaging, but with a...
Green Is Good … Book?
Since starting our own business almost two years ago, I have to admit we do not get to Sunday service as often as we...