Somewhere along the line, corrugated (and chipboard) partitions fell out of favor as an inner packing material. A lot of it had to do with a desire to reduce corrugated usage and unit cost – both good objectives. However, corrugated partitions can sometimes reduce overall packaging usage and unit cost, while providing a number of [...]

If you are looking for an inexpensive and effective way to advertise your company – and who isn’t, these days – consider printing your logo and a sales message on any or all of the following. Corrugated boxes Reinforced paper carton sealing tape Mailing envelopes and padded shipping bags Edge protectors Depending on how your [...]

It may seem ironic that any company that sells boxes would help you minimize their use, but we are committed to providing application appropriate solutions, not just what we may happen to have on our website or in our warehouse. Brad Shorr recently posted a terrific article titled 7 Ways to Reduce Corrugated Box Usage, [...]

In the first part of this series, I described five general types of void fill – Loose fill materials Industrial papers Flexible foams and bubble material Expandable foam Inflatable air pillows Now let’s look at the qualities you may need from your void fill material, and see how the various options stack up. Surface protection. [...]

The primary reason we decided to create our own blog is to be able to serve as a resource on sustainability and packaging to our many friends and customers. We have had numerous articles published as well as postings on other eco conscious blogs but the opportunity and responsibility to be able to manage overall [...]