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Waste Wise Packaging Materials

The following resources are intended to help you find innovative "waste wise" packaging. Inclusion on this Web site does not imply an endorsement by King County or any of its agencies.

General Packaging Needs
Paper Wraps & pads
Loosefill
Paper-based Dunnage
Inflatable Dunnage
Suspension Packaging
Molded Fiber Products & Corner Guards
Reusable Plastic Pallets & Containers
Corrugated Pallets
Pallet Wrap Alternative
Food Industry Products
"Waste Wise" Packaging Resources
State & Federal Programs
Other Programs

General Packaging Needs

Earth Pak – distributor of environmentally-friendly packaging.

http://www.to-get.com/earthpak (external link)

Leisure Time Packaging – specializes in designing and distributing recycled-content paper and plastic bags and boxes for retailers.

http://www.earthpack.com (external)
1601 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Telephone: 949-574-8940 or 800-676-2247 | Fax: 800-926-0037
E-mail: info@earthpack.com

Convex Plastics – have some post-consumer paper bags, but carry mostly polyurethane products.

http://www.convex.co.nz (external)
PO Box 62 585
2nd Floor, 2 Kalmia St.
Greenlane, Auckland, NZ
Telephone: 649-525-1010 | Fax: 649-525-0901
E-mail: contact@convex.co.nz

Paper Wraps and Pads

The Deltapaper Corporation – natural kraft and other recycled paper packaging for wrapping merchandise or food, and for cushioning, void fill, interleaving, liners, stuffing and bundling.

http://www.deltapaper.com (external)
6400 Bristol Pike
Levittown, PA 19057
Telephone: 215-547-6000 | Fax: 215-949-4610

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Loosefill

Eco-Foam – biodegradable, starch-based, loosefill packaging material.

http://www.eco-foam.com (external)
Marketing Communications
National Starch and Chemical Company
10 Finderne Ave.
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-3300
Telephone: 1-800-797-4992 | Fax: 1-609-409-5699
E-mail: nscinquiry@salessupport.com

FP International – manufacturer of a variety of interior cushioning products and loosefill made from 100% recycled polystyrene, as well as a starch-based loosefill.

http://www.fpintl.com (external)
Corporate Headquarters
1090 Mills Way
Redwood City, CA 94063-3120
Telephone: 650-261-5300 or 800-866-9946 | Fax: (650) 361-1713

Sylvacurl – natural packaging, packing and shipping supplies, gift basket fillers, and craft supplies made from wood curls, a by-product of existing industries.

http://www.sylvacurl.com (external)
Eastview Enterprises, Inc.
1000 Porter Brook Road
East Hardwick, VT 05836
Telephone: 800-472-2032 | Fax: 802-472-9167
E-mail: lovinsky@sylvacurl.com

Paper-based Dunnage

RanPak and Padpak – a paper-based dunnage system for in-the-box packaging. Uses include cushioning, block and brace, wrap, and void fill.

http://www.ranpak.com(external)
P.O. Box 8004
Painesville, OH 44077-8004
Telephone: 440-354-4445 or 1-800-RANPAK7 | Fax: 440-639-2199
E-mail: inquiries@ranpak.com

The Martisco Paper Co., Inc. – bogus and recycled kraft paper for packaging and product protection; gray bogus paper used for wrapping, interleaving, voidfill and stuffing/dunnage.

http://www.martisco.com (external)
4747 Route 174, P.O. Box 198
Marcellus, NY 13108-0198
Telephone: 315-673-2071 | Fax: 315-673-4963
Email: info@martisco.com

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Inflatable Dunnage

Sealed Air – fill-air and Rapid-Fill Inflatable Packaging Systems.

http://www.sealedaircorp.com/products/protective/air/default.htm (external)
Park 80 East
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Telephone: 800-648-9093 or 201-791-7600 | Fax: 201-712-7019
E-mail: ppd.mkt@sealedair.com

Flo-Pak Cell-O – an air-cushion packaging system that uses small air-filled pillows as dunnage.

http://www.fpintl.com/fpce____.htm (external)
Corporate Headquarters
1090 Mills Way
Redwood City, CA 94063-3120
Telephone: 650-261-5300 or 800-866-9946 | Fax: 650-361-1713

Bubbla – on-demand, air-filled wrapping and packaging.

http://www.bubbla.com (external)
Bubbla, Inc.
7931 Deering Ave.
Canoga Park, CA 91304
Telephone: 877-4-BUBBLA | Fax: 818-884-2164
E-mail: sales@bubbla.com

Suspension Packaging

Sealed Air – Korrvu suspension packaging combines plastic sheeting and corrugated forms to suspend products inside boxes.

http://www.sealedaircorp.com/products/protective/korrvu/default.htm (external)
Park 80 East
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Telephone: 800-648-9093 or 201-791-7600 | Fax: 201-712-7019
E-mail: ppd.mkt@sealedair.com

Air-box – an inflated, suspension packaging system, including airbox, suspend-a-pak and SDS airbox

http://www.alliedpackaging.com/Pages/SDSAirBox.html (external)
133 North 25th Ave.
Melrose Park, IL 60160
Telephone: 708-450-9333 | Fax: 708-344-6090
E-mail: sales@alliedpackaging.com

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Molded Fiber Products & Corner Guards

Eco-form – producer of a wide variety of molded-fiber forms.

http://www.eco-form.com/frmain.htm (external)
1040 Riverside Drive, Suite 33
London, Ontario
Canada, N6H 5N4
Telephone: 877-326-3676 | Fax: 519-471-4203

Western Pulp – 100% recycled, corner guards and shells.

http://www.westernpulp.com/western.html (external)
PO Box 968
Corvallis, OR 97739
Telephone: 541-757-1151 or 800-547-3407 | Fax: 541-757-8613

Reusable Plastic Pallets & Containers

CHEP/US – rentable/returnable plastic shipping containers for all types of industrial and food products.

http://www.chep.com (external)
8517 South Park Circle
Orlando, FL 32819-9040
Telephone: 407-563-2000 or 888-CHEP-111 | Fax: 407-563-2001

RCC/US-Worldwide – reusable, collapsible container pallet packing and shipping systems for the industrial and produce industries.

http://www.recyclablecontainers.com/index.html (external)

Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition – Life cycle inventory of reusable plastic containers and display-ready corrugated containers used for fresh produce applications.

http://www.rpcc.us/userimages/LCI%20Preface%20&%20Executive%20Summary.pdf (PDF, external)

Corrugated Pallets

Corrupal – recycled content, corrugated pallets.

http://www.corrupal.com/anglais/frame.html (external)
Telephone: 888-856-2222
E-mail: sales@corrupal.com

EPA – list of manufacturers and suppliers of pallets containing recovered materials.

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products/pallets.htm (external)

Pallet Wrap Alternative

3M Stretchable Tape – an effective alternative to covering entire pallets with stretch wrap; also provides waste reducing packing list envelopes and carry handles.

www.3m.com/packaging (external) for general packaging information or visit the 3M Stretchable Tape product page (external).

Lock 'n' Pop – an adhesive system for securing boxes to each other so they remain stable on a pallet but are simple to break apart upon receipt; first they lock, then they pop.

www.locknpop.com (external)
20508 56th Ave. W., Suite A
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Telephone: 425-347-3600 or 800-225-3009
E-mail: customer.service@locknpop.com

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Food Industry Products

EarthShell – Biodegradable food packaging.

http://www.earthshell.com/ (external)
6740 Cortona Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Telephone: 805-571-8232 | Fax: 805-571-8292
E-mail: investor@earthshell.com

Nat-Ur – manufactures biodegradable cutlery, cups and plates.

http://www.nat-ur.com/ (external)
5155 W. Rosecrans Ave., Suite 1116
Los Angeles, CA 90250
Telephone: 310-491-3465 | Fax: 310-491-3388
E-mail: info@NAT-UR.com

"Waste Wise" Packaging Resources

IOPP – The Institute for Packaging Professionals is the leading organization for professional working in the packaging industry.

http://www.iopp.org (external)
1601 N. Bond St., Suite 101
Naperville, IL 60563
Telephone: 630-544-5050 | Fax: 630-544-5055
E-mail: info@iopp.org

World Packaging – The World Packaging Organization provides information about a wide variety of packaging trends.

http://www.packaging-technology.com/wpo/ (external)

Women in Packaging – Non-profit organization tracks packaging jobs, education, training and mentoring for women in the industry. Lists local chapters and events. A great resource for women-and men-who want to learn about packaging innovations and opportunities.

http://www.womeninpackaging.org
4290 Bells Ferry Rd., Suite 106-17
Kennesaw, GA 30144-1300
Fax: 770-928-2338
E-mail: wpstaff@womeninpackaging.org

Packaging World – The Web site of one of the leading trade journals serving the packaging industry.

http://www.packworld.com (external)
Packaging World Magazine
Summit Publishing Company
One IBM Plaza, Suite 2401
330 N. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: 312-222-1010 | Fax: 312-222-1310

Packaging Digest – Another excellent trade journal featuring technology and innovations in packaging.

http://www.packagingdigest.com (external)
Packaging Digest
Reed Business Information
2000 Clearwater Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Telephone: 630-288-8000 | Fax 630-288-8750
packagingdigest@reedbusiness.com

Packaging Business – A great resource for information relating to packaging for business.

http://www.packagingbusiness.com (external)
4040 Embassy Parkway, Suite 270
Akron, OH 44333
Telephone: 800-326-8666 | Fax 330-665-5152
E-mail: packaging@polysort.com

Packaging Forum – Get your questions answered and share information with professional in the packaging industry.

http://www.packaging-online.com (external)

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State & Federal Programs

EPA – The Waste Reduction Resource Center is a joint effort with EPA Region 3 and P2 (a pollution prevention organization). The Industry Sectors section connects to nationally available articles.

http://wrrc.p2pays.org/ (external)
WRRC
1639 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1639
Telephone: 919-715-6531 or 800-476-8686 | Fax: 919-715-1612

California – California's Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) website is one of the best sites on packaging. It has general information, case studies, information on manufactures, associations and more.

http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Packaging/ (external)

Indiana – The Indiana Institute on Recycling website contains a good number of case studies on how businesses reduce waste, recycle AND save money.

http://web.indstate.edu/recycle/caselist.html (external)

Minnesota – The state of Minnesota's environmental website offers great information on improving efficiency in transport packaging, including excellent guidebooks for download.

http://www.moea.state.mn.us/berc/transpack.cfm (external)

Other Programs

Business and the Environment – The Business and the Environment (BATE) Program of Business for Social Responsibility facilitates information sharing about innovative environmental supply chain management initiatives. Recent BATE studies include "Greening the Supply Chain: Benchmarking Leadership Company Efforts to Improve Environmental Performance in the Supply Chain."

http://www.bsr.org (external)

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