We truly try to make gratitude a yearlong attitude. However, like most everyone else, during this time of the year we are more likely to take a moment to express that sincere appreciation to others.

Friends and Customers

With that in mind, we thank all of our friends and customers who make our continued growth possible. It has also been our delight to watch many of them grow tremendously over the years, and it is so encouraging to know we have played a small but significant role in their success. (more…)

GWEN FROSTIC CUSTOM-PRINTED TAPE

The internet is an amazing information-gathering tool. However, it also has the ability to make every product a commodity and every company appear the same under one broad heading or Google search term.

We are truly blessed to work with a wide variety of incredibly gifted and unique people and companies. We are also proud to be able to help them communicate and demonstrate the difference they offer through their packaging.

When “Unique” Is an Understatement

Gwen Frostic Prints is one of those incredibly unique companies started by an amazingly dedicated and talented lady and continued by people who loved her and her work. I will not attempt to recap the life of Sara Gwendolyn Frostic, but I do encourage you to visit www.GwenFrostic.com and learn more about the person, her art and the company she founded. (more…)

100% RECYCLED CONTENT RETAIL CARTONS

The term “so good it melts in your mouth” is over-hyped and so over used it has nearly lost all meaning. However, it really is an accurate description of the candy product made by one of our newest Globe Guard customers.

Barbary Brix is a San Francisco-based company that makes candy the way it used to be made before high-production equipment and cost-saving recipes became the norm. Check out the delicious assortment of unique flavors they offer on their online Barbary Brix candy store. My wife was almost immediately addicted to their “Salty Dog” flavor, and as one who enjoys nuts with his caramel, I am now a huge fan of “The Prospector.” (more…)

Stock custom-printed 7x7x2 corrugated mailer

We are very quickly becoming a leading source for stock size die cut mailer boxes that can be custom printed with YOUR name, logo, return address, etc. The photos included in this post show off two of our most popular stock mailer sizes that have been custom printed to create an attractive and unique look.

What’s the benefit of utilizing a stock size?

We are able to save our customers time and money if we can avoid making a cutting die and are able to use one of the dies we already have on hand. Depending on a number of variables, a new cutting die for a mailer of this type can cost $500 to $800. What is at times even more important is that using an already made die saves time, in most cases a minimum of one week. (more…)

At the risk of sounding like a car dealer, we really did make a mistake and over order this model. The overstock item is a 24” table top paper dispenser, and frankly, when we considered the shipping and restocking cost of sending them back to the manufacturer, we decided to use them to reward some of our best paper purchasing customers.

Who Needs a Paper Dispenser?

The fact is that customers love them because they make it easy to always cut off the correct and consistent size sheet when using packaging papers such as our 40# Kraft, 60# Indented Kraft, 50# recycled bogus or 30# newsprint. All are made of 100% recycled paper and available on our Globe Guard® web store. In addition to saving paper, no knife or blade is necessary for the cut, making it safe and easy to use. (more…)

Corrugated partitions are an excellent green packaging solution because, just like corrugated boxes, they typically have a high recycled content, are reusable, 100% recyclable/repulpable, biodegradable and even compostable. Also, when they are designed and used properly, they usually minimize or eliminate the need and use of other, less green, products. (more…)

L’Oreal is serious about sustainability, and that commitment goes well beyond the surface. You might say like beauty, it’s more than skin deep.

They have proactively helped lead the cosmetics industry, making their products and primary packaging as sustainable as possible. I am pleased to say they also see the value of making their secondary packaging consistent with everything else they do and believe.

This world famous French company consists of 27 different brands, many of which are household names. Domestically in the U.S., they include retail consumer brands like Maybelline, Softsheen and Garnier, as well as professional product lines including Matrix, Redken and Pureology, to name just a few. (more…)

What type of label deserves to be used on a 100% PCW recycled content box? Ideally, one that is on sale, such as our 100% PCW labels, so your entire shipping container is as green as green can be. You can save 10% on any Globe Guard® stock label product on our green packaging store through the end of October.

Label Specifications

Our stock labels are available in some of the most popular sizes and layouts, ranging from a 2.625” X 1” with 30 labels per sheet to our 8.5” X 5.5” that offers 2 labels per sheet. However, we also have hundreds of other sizes and configurations in stock, so if you don’t see what you need, please contact us. (more…)

When the nice people at Hanes first contacted us, they were looking for a product they could use to ship out a sample of their ComfortBlend tee shirt with Eco Smart® fiber for a special promotion. They were absolutely certain about three things:

1. The container or mailer they used had to be green. Ideally with a high percentage of recycled content and definitely 100% recyclable as well.
2. They wanted to be able to custom print it in relatively small quantities with their brand/logo and other product/environmental information.
3. As is often the case with projects and promotions, they were rapidly running out of time to meet their deadline. (more…)

I have spent several decades in the packaging industry and almost five years specifically in the green packaging market. During that time, I have come to appreciate both innovations that may have limited appeal but solve a specific or unique problem, as well as products that may not be as newsworthy but provide a solution to a much wider group of customers.

What Is a Broad-Based Solution?

In my mind, it is a product that would have mass appeal and solve a common or very typical packaging problem. For example, when we and others began promoting 100% recycled content corrugated for shipping boxes, the concept did not win awards or grace the cover of packaging magazines, even though it could potentially benefit every single shipping box buyer and user. (more…)