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1 – Remove Packaging
- Laminations products remove excess "overpackaging," providing suppliers exactly what they need for their logistics environment, without extra packaging components
- 4 pieces of VBoard unitize and stabilize a pallet load with stretch wrap and/or banding, eliminating large, awkward corrugated shrouds
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2 – Reduce Packaging
- By providing maximum protection with minimal packaging material, Laminations products are a natural choice for source reduction
- Excellent strength of VBoard products allows customers to downgauge corrugated cases
- One pallet load of VBoard can package hundreds of pallets of product
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3 – Reuse Packaging
- Many Laminations products can be returned and reused in a closed-loop system to unitize multiple loads over time
- Laminations converts side roll trim and other non-standard products into higher-value, first-quality packaging components
- Laminations' use for these materials results in at least one additional reuse before recycling
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4 – Renew(able)
- Instead of returning to the city wastewater system, wastewater from Laminations' printing process is reused in manufacturing, saving thousands of gallons of water each year
- Several components of the glue used in Laminations' manufacturing process are purchased off-spec and reformulated to first-quality before use
- When making glue, Laminations reuses water from the cleanup of its printing plates
- No heat is used in the laminating process, eliminating energy usage
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5 – Recycle(able)
- All paperboard packaging products are made from recycled fiber, approximately 80% of which is post-consumer waste
- All Laminations products are 100% recyclable for easy disposal in existing recycling systems; they can be added to the baler for collecting and baling old corrugated
- VBoard laminated paperboard products are made from recycled materials and are fully recyclable; whereas some edge protector products use co-mingled materials and must be sent to a landfill
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6 – Revenue (economic benefits)
- Laminations is compliant with U.S. Green Building Council Initiatives: strategically located plants serve customers in every area of the United States expediently and cost-effectively reducing shipping-related fuel consumption
- VBoard is denser than corrugated, so more product can be shipped in a truckload
- VBoard can stack otherwise un-stackable loads for better cube utilization in trailers and warehouses, leading to savings in shipping and storage
- Shipping costs are reduced by using VBoard products to double stack or square off pallet loads allowing more product to be shipped per truck
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7 – Read (education)
- Laminations is committed to helping its customers identify and select the most appropriate environmentally responsible packaging solutions
Download a convenient PDF that offers an overview of current sustainability issues and how Laminations can help improve packaging sustainability
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Resources
- Wal-Mart's "Package Modeling": www.scorecardmodeling.com
- Find packaging suppliers who can help you make improvements: www.marketgate.com
- The Sustainable Packaging Coalition: www.sustainablepackaging.org
- Sustainable Packaging-related news: www.packagingdigest.com/newsite/InfoChannel/info_sustainable.php
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Sustainability: - www.epa.gov/sustainability/
- Earth 911: Make Every Day Earth Day: www.earth911.org/master.asp |
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