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Choosing the Most Sustainable Retail Boxes At EcoEnclose, our primary goal is to offer sustainable shipping supplies to eco-friendly brands, so you can be proud of how you ship. But many of our cust … read more

Reflections and Lessons Learned From 2022 As EcoEnclose entered July, we took a step back to reflect on our vision and plan for the year, and acknowledged that 2022 has not unfolded as many people ( … read more

The Anatomy of a Sustainable Unboxing Experience Make Unboxing A Critical Lever In Your Branding And Marketing Strategy If you have been on the internet in the last decade, the chances are you’ve … read more

Tree Planting Initiatives: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Tree planting initiatives and organizations have skyrocketed in recent years, with the promise of sequestering carbon and reversing climate … read more

Plastic Free July: A Step-By Step Guide And just like that, it's July! This means it is the start of Plastic Free July! For me, Plastic Free July is a time to take stock in my habits and busine … read more

How Algae-Based Printer Ink Is Changing the Industry Ink is ubiquitous. You typically can’t go a few minutes without handling an item with printer ink - packaging, magazines, your keyboard, … read more

Prioritizing Sustainability in a Recession Economic uncertainty is scary. It is easy for brands to focus solely on cost cutting during these times, putting ethical and sustainability commitments on … read more

D2C: A Complete Guide to Direct-To-Consumer Business ModelsTable of Contents Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Defined Benefits of D2C  Challenges of D2C Sustainable Packaging for D2C Brands Examples of … read more

Ten Sustainability Myths Busted We know there is a lot of misinformation out there about sustainable packaging.  Here, we share our research and insights in response to ten myths we often hea … read more

Custom Poly Mailers: Are They Right For My Brand? What do we mean by custom poly mailers? For EcoEnclose, this means our 100% Recycled Poly Mailers, custom branded with your design and logo to creat … read more

Recycled Content Versus Bioplastics Many of us have heard of bioplastics - polymers made from bio-based sources OR that are biodegradable, or both. We recently completed a comprehensive review and r … read more

The Psychology of Custom Tissue Paper Picture this. You order your mom a gorgeous, thoughtfully made, and pricey pashmina scarf for Mother’s Day. You are so excited to see her expression when she op … read more

Finding the Most Sustainable Custom Stickers for Your Brand Stickers and labels are everywhere. Almost all products we buy have labels for branding and product information. For example, fruits and … read more

Here’s What to do With Those Annoying Produce Stickers Raise your hand if you've accidentally eaten the little produce sticker on an apple?! I've informally polled my friends, and every one of the … read more

Why We Need to Talk about Biodiversity and Packaging This week, we’re continuing the spirit of 2022’s Earth Month theme - Invest in Our Planet. If you’re anything like me, you’ve seen your fair sh … read more

What is Glassine? In 2020, we launched an exciting new offering - Glassine Bags for inner or wholesale packaging. This week we released Version 2.0 of this bag. Our latest version is a huge step … read more

Eco-Friendly Adhesives In the World of Sustainable Packaging You probably think of boxes and mailers when you think of shipping packaging. Maybe you think about tissue paper and bubble wrap. You mig … read more

Sourcing The Most Sustainable Paper This Earth Month, the theme is “Invest in our Planet.” One of the biggest impacts you can have on your product, packaging, and corporate sustainability efforts is … read more

Why Recycled Content Matters Now More Than Ever Last week, we learned that paper supply for our 110lb 100% post-consumer waste cardstock (used for our business cards, hang tags and notecards) would … read more

Buy Recycled Across Your Business: Ideas and Resources Hopefully you’ve found that EcoEnclose makes it insanely easy to find sustainable, recycled packaging for your ecommerce business!  B … read more

Understanding Shipping Box StrengthWhat Sheet Strength Should I Choose For My Custom Shipping Boxes? Once you’ve chosen corrugated shipping boxes as your shipping solution, you have a few more decis … read more

Points, Pounds and GSM. What's the Difference? Paper is ubiquitous. We learn to read and write on it. Half of what we buy is packaged in some form of it. Our mail is filled with it. But th … read more

Earth Day 2022: Invest in Our PlanetEARTHDAY.ORG, the global Earth Day organizer, announced the 2022 theme - “Invest In Our Planet” Kathleen Rogers, President of EARTHDAY.ORG, said this to help e … read more

Choosing Between Reusable Mailers and Poly Mailers EcoEnclose is thrilled to announce the newest member of our sustainable packaging family -  the reusable ReEnclose Mailer! When we talk t … read more

Energy Bars and Foil Lined Packaging: A Tale of Two Crazes The Emergence of Foil Lined Film You likely think of balloons when you hear the word mylar. But Mylar is the brand name … read more

How to package fragile items for shipping Shipping fragile items? You have a few options to consider, depending on the item itself. Remember that the definition of fragile can vary from person to pe … read more

For many people, tape, labels, and stickers can be a bit of an afterthought when it comes to packaging.Not so for the sustainably-minded companies we serve! We are often asked, “Is this tape recyclabl … read more

Why We Prioritize Domestic Manufacturing The vast majority of EcoEnclose’s packaging solutions are manufactured in the United States. As of the writing of this post, all of the mailers, shipping b … read more

Guide to Sustainable Inner PackagingDownload a PDF of this guide here for easy reading and sharing. Many apparel brands we work with have begun the process of rethinking and replacing the ubiquitous … read more

Tissue Paper: To Recycle or Compost? Most tissue paper on the market (including ours) is labeled as recyclable. But, what does this mean? What should you do with the tissue paper you or your cu … read more

Introducing Sustainable Business Cards and Hang Tags We are excited to introduce eco-friendly business cards and hang tags into our line of earth-friendly notecards.Shop EcoEnclose 100% Recycled Bus … read more

What is the Most Sustainable Ink? | What Inks are Eco-Friendly We often get the question: Are your inks soy-based? or Are your inks vegetable-based? or Are your inks water-based? I … read more