Think inside the green box

Sealed Air says this cushioning material works well for demanding cushioning and blocking and bracing applications, as well as for oddly shaped and delicate items using crisscross, coil, wrapping and multipack packaging techniques. Ronald Cotterman, Sealed Air's expert in sustainability, says the new system is compatible with kraft paper made from recycled content.

Sealed Air also recently introduced Yesterday's News, an eco-friendly padded mailer that is part of the company's Jiffy brand line of products. The recyclable mailer, which is for shipping small parcels, gets its name from the recycled newspaper used to create its inner protective batting. The outer and inner kraft material is made from 100% recycled content. The Yesterday's News mailer can be recycled along with mixed paper such as magazines, directories and mail.

iSTOROPACK: Paperplus Shooter

Protective packaging company Storopack recently introduced the Paperplus Shooter, a high-speed paper dispensing system that can “shoot” the company's Paperplus 100% natural recycled kraft paper into boxes at speeds of up to 350 ft. per minute.

The Paperplus Shooter's pulling system unwinds paper from the inside of the roll, automatically creating filler with several layers of paper from a one-ply roll. This eliminates the need for manual folding and crumpling. Storopack now offers five different models of its Paperplus paper packaging material system.

Storopack last November introduced “hybrid packaging,” which combines different types of eco-friendly cushioning and void-fill products (including its recyclable Airplus pillow) to provide improved protection of goods while reducing costs.

Storopak says it's found that by using a combination of air pillows, protective pads, bubble wrap and void fill products, shippers can achieve “fit for purpose” packaging. This provides better protection for products such as automotive windshields, gift baskets, Venetian blinds, power tools and more, and also helps merchants reduce the overall amount of packaging material that is used.