Converted into what? A form or shape that is easier and faster to use such as a bubble pouch, bubble sleeves or bubble bags.

Saving the planet is obviously good but sometimes reducing packaging costs can be the difference between profit and loss. Saving time may also prove to be the difference between meeting an important customer deadline or disappointing them.

Converting Bubble Packaging on an “As Needed” Basis

As many different sheets and bubble sizes as we have available, there are times when a flat sheet of bubble is NOT the best packaging option. Sheets can lead to wasted material and manual wrapping can be costly in terms of labor.

With the use of a compact and inexpensive bar sealer a sheet of bubble packaging can be easily converted into a sleeve, open end pouch, pouch with a closing flap, or even a full enclosure. While our bubble packaging is tinted green to make its biodegradability obvious, most users don’t realize how easily it can be sealed into just about any form or shape for easy and quick packaging use.

Envision creating a sleeve that you can easily slip over a bottle or tubular shaped product. Or making pouches of almost any size to fit your variety of product sizes. Now imagine being able to save substantial time and money with all of the wrapping, cutting and taping that can be reduced if your bubble packaging conformed to your product like a well fitting, protective glove.

Converted Bubble Packaging for Larger Volume Applications

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We believe we may have the widest assortment of eco friendly, sustainable packaging products on the internet. Whether the application is for cushioning and protection, to immobilize a product during shipment or to protect a surface, our Globe Guard line of products offers a sustainable packaging solution.

Sustainable Packaging Application Specialists

The reason we feel we have to have a wide variety of products is that almost every application is unique. Unfortunately, we have also discovered that many companies are really using the wrong product and/or are wasting money by not using the most economical product option, to get the job done.

I’m sure most would agree packaging Tiffany lamps in boxes for shipment on pallets via LTL common carrier truck is vastly different from shipping cast metal automotive parts via UPS or FedEx. Yet, in many cases users try to do both jobs with one and the same packaging product.

Another of several factors we consider before making a recommendation is the customer in terms of how many boxes are being packed and how they are being filled and sealed. Every void fill and cushioning product has advantages and disadvantages that make it right, or perhaps wrong, for a specific customer’s unique packaging operation. The product for a customer packing a dozen boxes a day is not likely to be the same we would recommend for someone packing two hundred boxes per day.

Sustainable Packaging Is Affordable

We have helped to make interior, protective packaging greener and more economical than ever and you, our eco minded customers are buying it. That enables us to buy better and offer these items at the lowest prices we have ever offered.

Globe Guard® Eco Flex – our incredibly unique and most versatile molded pulp product. It can be used for layering, wrapping, edge or corner protection and even as void fill. Now through April 30th, you can buy any quantity for only $7.50 per case.

Globe Guard® Bubble Packaging – it does what the other products do but is also oxo degradable. It is perforated every 12” for your easy use and convenience and is recyclable as well as biodegradable. Now through April 30th, any quantity order can be purchased for only $12.00 per case.

Globe Guard ®Eco Nest – our shredded corrugated product that does an exceptional job of protecting heavy and valuable products. Now through April 30th, you can buy any quantity for only $7.00 per case.

If none of these products is right for you and your application, please talk with us. We have a number of other stock and custom solutions ranging from corrugated partitions to inflatable product solutions. We are confident we can help you accomplish your objective with the greenest packaging products at the lowest possible cost.
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A recent conversation with a potential customer reminded me that three out of my last six blog posts have been about some form of interior packaging. We really are proud of the wide selection we have to offer our customers but we also understand that sometimes too many choices can lead to confusion or worse yet, misapplication.

The Product and Application Determine the Best Protective Packaging Solution

We offer so many options because every product and customer can be unique. Are we shipping organic chocolate via USPS or bottles of fish oil via FedEx? Are we shipping two or two hundred cases per day? Even two companies making the same or similar product may be best served by different void fill products. Here is a partial list of our products:

• Globe Guard Packing Papers – everything from lightweight tissue sheets to rolls of 60# indented industrial Kraft and everything in-between including newsprint and gray bogus. All recycled and each with different protective properties.
• Globe Guard Oxo Degradable Bubble Packaging – available in stock in 12” wide rolls perforated every 12” for easy dispensing and use.
• Globe Guard Eco Nest ™ loose fill– a shredded corrugated product that delivers amazing support and protection, especially for heavy products.
• Globe Guard Eco Flex Molded Pulp ™ – an “eco obvious” product that is surprisingly versatile and can be used for void fill but performs best when used for cushioning and blocking.
• Globe Guard 100% recycled plastic and Automated Packaging biodegradable inflatable air pillows – lightweight, clean, easy to use and very economical to ship inbound and outbound.
• Expandos – a very impressive paper loose fill option that we recently added to our line that makes unique paperboard pyramids on site and on demand.
• Paperboard and corrugated die cut inserts – sometimes the best option for retention and protection.
• Paperboard and corrugated partitions – nothing separates products and prevents surface to surface abrasion like a well designed partition.

Stock and Custom Packaging Solutions

Many of these products are available in a stock size or format on our web store but over half of the products we sell are customer specific. So, just because you don’t see it, please don’t assume it is not available.

Our staff has over fifty years of combined packaging experience so we are eager to discuss your specific requirements. In many cases we will be able to mock up a package with the recommended packaging and ship it back to you for evaluation.

Interest has been high and sales have been brisk on our Globe Guard Eco Friendly Bubble Wrap since we first introduced it in November, so we want to show our appreciation by putting it on sale. All orders for this product will receive a 10% discount until January 31st, 2010.

What does biodegradable mean?

We’ve received several questions on this, so to clarify and confirm this is not a corn or vegetable based product. Many of us will remember “biodegradable” films in the past that were made with corn starch so micro organisms would consume the corn starch and the film would break down. Unfortunately, most of those films did not perform well and the clarity and overall appearance were not acceptable for most applications.

Today, a greatly enhanced and improved version of a corn starch like process is available in the form of polylactic acid (PLA) with properties making it now ideal for many rigid and semi rigid applications such as shrink bands, blisters and clamshells. Due to their stiffness, most PLA products do not lend itself for soft (wrapping) type applications.

Then what is oxo-biodegradable?

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