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What is Glassine?

Apr 21st 2022

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

Apr 18th 2022

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

Apr 12th 2022

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

Apr 4th 2022

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

Mar 30th 2022

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 Strength

Mar 23rd 2022

Understanding Shipping Box Strength Shipping box sheet strength is described with a number and letter. The number is the Edge Crush Test rating and describes how much weight a single sheet can withs … read more

Points, Pounds and GSM. What's the Difference and What Do You Need in Your Paper Packaging?

Mar 14th 2022

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 Planet

Mar 14th 2022

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

Mar 8th 2022

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

Find The Most Eco-Friendly Packing Tape (in 2022)

Mar 2nd 2022

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

This Common Packaging is a Recycling Nightmare

Mar 2nd 2022

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 (in 2022)

Mar 2nd 2022

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

Why We Prioritize Domestic Manufacturing

Mar 1st 2022

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

Tissue Paper: To Recycle or Compost?

Feb 8th 2022

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

Feb 8th 2022

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

What is the Most Sustainable Ink? (In 2022)

Feb 7th 2022

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

When To Consider Reusable Packaging for Ecommerce (in 2022)

Feb 3rd 2022

When To Consider Reusable Packaging for Ecommerce Reusable packaging is a no brainer in certain areas, such as reusable grocery totes, refillable glass jars, reusable water bottles, reusable coffee … read more

10 Steps to Finding Your Perfect Sustainable Packaging

Jan 19th 2022

10 Step to Finding Your Perfect Sustainable Packaging We know the search for the packaging to ship your online orders can be daunting. EcoEnclose offers dozens of different packaging solutions, each … read more

Custom Packaging: Is it Worth it to Ship in Style?

Jan 19th 2022

Long story short - yes. Custom packaging is worth the investment. As with many things in life, it also depends. It depends on how well you utilize it to maximize your investment. If you want to m … read more

Moving Your Fulfillment Center to a Sustainable Packaging Strategy

Jan 14th 2022

Moving Your Fulfillment Center to a Sustainable Packaging StrategyDownload a PDF of this guide here for easy reading and sharing. More and more brands are making sustainable packaging a priority in … read more

Suffocation Warnings Packaging Requirements: Legal Guidelines to Know (in 2022)

Jan 12th 2022

Suffocation Warnings Packaging Requirements: Legal Guidelines Looking for clear bags pre-printed with a suffocation warning? Click here to learn about and purchase our 100% Recycled … read more

A Look Back at 2021: Reflections and Lessons Learned

Dec 27th 2021

A Look Back at 2021: Reflections and Lessons Learned When each year comes to a close, we reflect on what we've accomplished, where we fell short, and the lessons we will bring into the new year. We … read more

USPS Services and Packaging Requirements in 2021

Dec 20th 2021

USPS Services and Packaging Requirements | What To Know Businesses typically have three shipping partners to choose from - USPS, UPS, and FedEx. For many (especially those who ship a lot of lightwei … read more

Celebrating Thanksgiving With Your Eco Values In Mind

Nov 24th 2021

Household waste increases 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year's. And food is a very large part of that, especially on Thanksgiving Day. 200 million pounds of turkey is thrown out (the equivalent of … read more

The Collective Impact of Our EcoAlly Community in 2021 (So Far!)

Nov 16th 2021

The Collective Impact of Our EcoAlly Community in 2021 Every day, I reflect on how lucky we are to work with such a passionate, committed group of eco-minded brands. 2021 has brought new levels of … read more

Recognizing America Recycles Day

Nov 15th 2021

Today is America Recycles Day! The origins of ARD are 26 years old, when Texas Recycling Day began in 1994 as the brainchild of Kevin Tuerff and Valerie Davis, two employees of the Texas Commission on … read more

The Glasgow Climate Pact 2021

Nov 14th 2021

TL;DR: The Glasgow Climate Pact was signed last Saturday, with a handful of key wins and some outcomes that were major disappointments to climate activists. The key wins include: coal and fossil fu … read more

Are Next-Generation Fibers The Future of Sustainable Paper?

Nov 4th 2021

The Future is Next-Generation Fibers In 2021, EcoEnclose signed a procurement policy with Canopy Pack4Good. Canopy is an incredible organization “that protects the world’s forests, species, and cl … read more

Extended Producer Responsibility, The Planet, and Your Business

Nov 1st 2021

Extended Producer Responsibility & Your Business You've likely been hearing a lot about Extended Producer Responsibility recently, as a spate of new related bills have been introduced across the c … read more

Eco-Friendly Protective Packaging Options

Oct 27th 2021

Eco-Friendly Protective Packaging Options After you’ve put care into every aspect of your product, you’ll want to ensure your packages arrive safely, and with a great unboxing experience. Thankfull … read more

GreenWrap Dispensers: Refillable versus Disposable

Oct 25th 2021

GreenWrap is one of our favorite protective packaging solutions. It features a honeycomb die cut paper that expands with tension (applied by a unique dispenser). Once expanded, the honeycomb can be mo … read more

The Impact of Pigments, Adhesives and Release Liners

Oct 21st 2021

EcoEnclose is on a mission to achieve true packaging circularity, in which packaging is recycled back into itself countless times, the need for virgin inputs is minimized, and any virgin inputs t … read more