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Choosing the Most Sustainable Retail Boxes

Aug 3rd 2022

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 cu … read more

A Half Year In Review: Reflections and Lessons Learned From 2022 (So Far)

Jul 26th 2022

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

Tree Planting Initiatives: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Jul 11th 2022

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

How Algae Printer Ink Is Changing the Industry

Jun 27th 2022

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, a pen … read more

Ten Sustainability Myths Busted

May 27th 2022

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

Recycled Content Versus Bioplastics

May 25th 2022

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

A Hierarchy of Waste Reduction and Diversion

May 16th 2022

A Hierarchy of Waste Reduction and Diversion You're probably already convinced that an important component of sustainable packaging is that it can avoid the landfill. Landfill diversion is i … read more

The Psychology of Custom Tissue Paper

May 10th 2022

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

May 9th 2022

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

May 5th 2022

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

Posted by Sarah Quirk on Apr 27th 2022

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?

Apr 21st 2022

What is Glassine? In 2020, we launched an exciting new offering in our suite of sustainable packaging - glassine bags for inner or wholesale packaging. This week we released version 2.0 of … 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 m … read more

Sourcing The Most Sustainable Paper

Posted by Sarah Quirk on 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Moving Your Fulfillment Center to a Sustainable Packaging Strategy

Posted by Sarah Quirk on Jan 15th 2022

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

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 c … 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