Our Green Packaging Newsletter will be coming out next week and it will feature several deals available exclusively for newsletter subscribers. They will not be offered anywhere else or as part of any other promotion. The deals are so good that this offer cannot be combined with any other sale or discount.

Why Are We Offering Sustainable Packaging Bargains?

Our goal is to make our newsletter a great resource for information and to help green minded business people learn about products and methods to save money while delivering a greener package to their customers. Most of what we do has the potential to help reduce costs long term and in some cases, dramatically, but we are also eager to provide immediate savings and positive bottom line results.

To that end, we have decided to offer a minimum of FIVE exclusive deals on every newsletter we publish that will require a promo code and the only place to get that promo code is on our newsletter.

Current Packaging Deals Available with the Newsletter Promo Code:

• 100% PCW recycled content GG 26 – 4” X 4” X 4” RSC style boxes for $3.00 per bundle of 25 boxes.
• 100% PCW recycled content GG 27- 5” X 5” X 5” RSC style boxes for $4.00 per bundle of 25 boxes.
• 100% PCW recycled content GG 38- 9” X 6” X 2” RSC style boxes for $5.00 per bundle of 25 boxes.
• 100% PCW recycled content GG 39- 13” X 13” X 6” RSC boxes for $12.60 per bundle of 25 boxes.
• 100% recycled content GGMT772 – 7” X 7” X 2” die cut, front lock mailer for $16.00 per bundle of 50 boxes.

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Green Shipping Boxes
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Learn more about the Globe Guard ® Resusable Box

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays,

And wishing you the best and greenest

2010

From your friends at

Salazar Packaging

and Globe Guard Products

Due to popular demand, during the month of September, special order, 100% PCW Globe Guard shipping boxes are now available to you, custom printed with your name, logo, website, etc. at no additional cost when compared to the same box size, unprinted and the same quantity! (Please see details below)

A Great Advertising Opportunity and Value

Your shipping boxes are typically the first tangible thing your customer receives from you and printing makes them very eye catching. As we all seek to find new ways to set ourselves apart and above the competition, branding has become more important than ever before and your boxes are a great way to make a positive, lasting impression.

These days there are few “no cost” advertising opportunities available but this is one of them. Your name and eco message will be highly visible when the box is used and hopefully reused. It also is a great way to send a promotional or seasonal message, once again creating a distinct difference between you and the rest of the world.

“The Details Below”

• Offer is good for one color printed on two panels
• There may be additional cost for printing on other panels or multiple colors
• Offer does not include onetime printing plate charges ( to be quoted after artwork is provided for review)
• Globe Guard Store pricing does not apply to this promotion
• Prior quotes for non-stock, unprinted custom boxes dated 1/1/09 or later will be honored for this promotion

Printing boxes is very affordable, especially at our prices. Only the very first order of printed boxes seems complicated but we will make it as easy as possible for you. Future re-orders are sure to be no more effort for you than ordering plain boxes

Please contact us if you have any questions at all and of course, we still offer a large selection of unprinted 100% PCW stock boxes. If printed boxes are not for you, keep in mind our water activated, custom printed, paper box sealing tape.
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(Note: this post written by Dennis Salazar also appeared on Nashville Wraps blog on July 6th, 2009)

Sustainable Packaging Creates Strange Bedfellows

I may be paraphrasing the old adage about politics but there is absolutely no politics involved in the decision for Nashville Wraps to offer Globe Guard, 100% recycled (PCW) content shipping boxes to their customers. It is really all about good customer service and making it easy for customers to order and receive what they want and need.

Two Different Companies with One, Almost Identical Objective

Most people and their own customers recognize Nashville Wraps as an innovator and leader in their market of decorative, retail and gift packaging. They long ago committed to making their products and company as green as possible and made news in the green and packaging communities with their Green Way® product line.

Our company, Salazar Packaging, Inc. has been working toward the same goal in our product area of green, eco friendly packaging products for secondary (shipping) purposes. We created and trademarked the Globe Guard® line of 100% PCW boxes and began promoting them in 2007. (more…)

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of The Natural Abode as a Globe Guard corrugated box distributor to serve the states of Washington, Oregon, northern California, Idaho, Montana, and Idaho.

The Natural Abode is well established, four year old company and is very familiar with packaging from a user’s perspective. They are also a Green America member, very involved in the green community and their facility in Moscow, Idaho makes them centrally located for the geography they plan to cover.

What This Means to You, the Green Packaging Buyer

We know you expect price and quality and we know our Globe Guard products will not disappoint you in either category. We have also learned that your concerns include product availability, shipping costs and of course, carbon footprint. Shipping low cost, commodity packaging products cross country no longer makes sense and our job is to get the product where you need it, quickly at a reasonable cost, and with absolute minimal carbon footprint left behind. Intelligent logistics and distribution is the key and we are confident The Natural Abode will enable us to meet and exceed your expectations.

Fast, Economical, and Reliable Deliveries to the Pacific Northwest (more…)

I am very happy to announce I am now blogging for Packaging Digest, one of the media leaders covering the packaging industry. Writing for them is a terrific opportunity to reach a different, substantially larger audience and I invite and encourage you to check out their excellent online and print publications.

The Increasingly Crowded Green Blogosphere

The world of eco focused internet blogging has become very crowded as more people and companies are writing about packaging OR about sustainability. Green is an increasingly popular topic because readers are eager to better understand sustainability. Packaging will always be a green focal point for consumers so the growth in interest is to be expected.

In our work as well as in our writing, we strive to be a place where people with an interest in sustainability AND in packaging can learn more about the people and products impacting both.

That is our overall objective on Inside Sustainable Packaging and will be our goal for Common Sense and Sustainability, our new featured blog on Packaging Digest. (more…)

It is hard to believe but it was one year ago today that we launched our blog at the urging and advice of our marketing guru, Brad Shorr.  I admit initially being somewhat reluctant, or as others recall, “dead set against it” because I was concerned we would not have enough interesting topics to write about, or be able to maintain an audience. Boy was I wrong.

In the last 12 months Brad and I have posted over 100 articles, conducted 7 interviews, launched 11 new green packaging products and irritated at least 23 people in the packaging industry and probably twice that many in the green community. We have freely shared our opinions and perspectives, even when they are not the popular thought and we have enjoyed it tremendously.

Quick Recognition from within the Packaging Industry

Last August after publishing ISP for just a few short months, we were surprised when David Bellm of Packaging Digest, a packaging industry leading publication, talked about Inside Sustainable Packaging on his blog.

It was high praise from THE premier packaging blog and it told us we are on the right track. Our initial objective was to deliver worthwhile, valuable content to our readers while informing them on the new products and activities within our company. Keeping that balance was the key and we must walk that fine line well because Packaging Digest has invited me to join their team of packaging bloggers.

Is Inside Sustainable Packaging Self Promoting? (more…)

Globe Guard Products is pleased to announce our first ever and possibly only ever, 20% off sale.

20% is a very deep discount in the packaging distribution business but we are looking for new eco minded customers and we also realize everyone, like us, is trying to be consistently green, grow their business, and do this while reducing costs.

So, unlike large retailers that seem to have a monthly “best sale ever”, this may truly be a onetime (and week-long!) event.

• Green Packaging Supplies – Special Deal items are also 20% off!
• All stock Globe Guard 100% recycled (PCW) content boxes are 20% off
• Globe Guard paper and plastic carton sealing tapes are 20% off,  including custom printed paper tapes ordered through our web store!
• All Globe Guard recycled content packaging papers, including indented Kraft and tissue, are 20% off
• All Globe Guard 100% recycled labels are 20% off
• All Globe Guard recycled content paper envelope mailers are 20% off, and believe it or not,
• All packaging dispensers including paper cutters, stretch film, pressure sensitive plastic and water activated paper dispensers are 20% off.

And … First time Globe Guard cutomers who order next week will receive a special gift!

Globe Guard Sale Dates -

www.GlobeGuardProducts.com is 20% off starting Monday, April 20th at 8:00 AM, CST and ending Friday, April 24th, at 5:00 PM, CST.

Please use promo code EDAY for discount.
We are confident you will like our eco-friendly packaging products if you try them.

Happy Earth Day!

Good news! If you’re looking for authentic eco friendly packaging at a low cost, check out our brand new e-commerce site, www.GlobeGuardProducts.com. We built the store for entrepreneurs and small companies who take sustainable packaging seriously.

Better news! If you order before April 30, 2009, you’ll get an extra 10% discount! (Details at the end of this post.)

Keeping It Real

One of the things I most appreciate about this relatively new expression is that it seems to transcend age. Unlike a lot of phrases that the young or old adopt and the opposite end of the age spectrum cannot relate to, “keeping it real” means pretty much the same to everyone. It has become synonymous with genuine, authentic, and telling it like it is. (more…)

We are very pleased to announce that our trademark application for Globe Guard has finally been approved so in the future we will be able to use the ® rather than the temporary ™. This is an important development because it signifies that products carrying the Globe Guard name have been carefully selected for their sustainable packaging characteristics.

Our vision for and commitment to the Globe Guard brand (more…)