Sustainable packaging solution

Why we need sustainable packaging solution? Nowadays, we all haveachieved a consensus that is to be respectful to the environment. In the daily life, buyers and consumers care more about sustainability and green initiatives than before,so eco-friendly packaging become a more preferential choice. Although they can’t directly see if you are conserving electricity in your distribution center, they can see the packaging that you use. The same to the manufactures, finding an eco- friendly packaging solution is also a considerable issue.

Here arethree aspects could be considered in sustainable packaging:

Material

There are effectively three main typesof green material.

Reusable / returnablematerial:For example, glass bottles are simply cleaned and reused.However, this can apply to a wide range of supply chain products too, including plastics such as totes and handling containers.

Recyclablematerial: This is packaging made of materials that can be used again, usually after processing.

Such as glass, metal, card, paper and – increasingly – certain plastics.

Biodegradablematerial: This covers any packaging and material will easily break down in the soil or the atmosphere (in most cases if sent to landfill).

The most common form of biodegradable packaging is paper based material such as card and corrugated.

Design

Cooperating with an experienced designer is the quickest way to achieve eco-friendly packaging. Hecan create fittings and fixtures that are integrated into the outer transit carton.This not only minimises the overall footprint and material usage of the packaging, but also does the job that void fill would have previously done.

Sustainable Machinery

If you are using packaging materials, you are likely also usingthe sustainable packaging machinery. Here are some ways to make sure your distribution center is being eco-friendly when it comes to your machinery:

Use machinery that cuts the exact amount of tape or film is needed to cut back on waste or over use

Upgrade to eco-friendly machinery – older equipment tends to have a heavier drain on energy usage

Use measuring devices to see how much energy, gas, water, etc. your equipment is using

Provol continuously reduce the energy and resource usage through improvements of the equipments, processes and methods. If you want know about more sustainable packaging information and other applications, welcome to contact us, please visit our website at http://www.provol.com/en/ We will be happy to help you out!