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Eco Friendly Corrugated Boxes – “100% PCW” is Not 100% Bad or 100% Good

by Dennis Salazar | Apr 28, 2009 | Sustainable Products

In the last week I’ve spoken with two people, one from a very large, green company and the other from a very small, green company. Both had very strong opinions about 100% PCW content corrugated boxes. “I must have 100% PCW or as close to 100% as possible,” one said....

Great Green Ideas Don’t Have to Be Big or Expensive

by Dennis Salazar | Mar 17, 2009 | Sustainable Products

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 even call it compact, so it can more easily be utilized in a small home or business office environment. What we offer is a rather unique recycling tote...

B Flute vs C Flute – Sustainably Equal … Almost

by Dennis Salazar | Feb 24, 2009 | Sustainable Products

The photo above is an extreme close up of B, C, E, and F flute corrugated board. The top two samples – B and C flute – are by far the most common for corrugated shipping containers, whether stock size boxes or custom made. Functional Differences between B...

Sustainable Reasons to Use Paper Box Sealing Tape

by Dennis Salazar | Jan 20, 2009 | Sustainable Products

We have been very successful recently helping customers convert from plastic to paper box sealing tape, especially custom printed paper tape. These conversions are usually quite painless after the customer invests in a good water activated tape dispenser and concludes...

Why We’re Not Crazy Telling You Not to Buy the Corrugated Boxes We’re Trying to Sell You

by Dennis Salazar | Dec 18, 2008 | Sustainable Products

As a marketing specialist, I myself find it strange that at the same time we’re promoting Globe Guard 100% PCW content corrugated boxes, we’re writing post upon post telling people how to use less corrugated or no corrugated at all. Well, we definitely...
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