EcoEnclose Blog

Packaging Guide for Plastic Free July

Jun 28th 2023

Plastic Free July: A Step-By Step Guide Next week is the start of Plastic Free July™ 2023! It is a month to take stock in habits and business practices, and then pursue tangible steps that reduc … read more

Recessions, Ecommerce and Sustainability

Mar 28th 2023

Prioritizing Sustainability in a Recession Economic uncertainty, inflation, bank collapses - it can all feel scary. It is easy for brands to focus solely on cost-cutting during these times, putting et … read more

Our Stance on PVC

Feb 1st 2023

10 Steps to Finding Sustainable Packaging | EcoEnclose At EcoEnclose, we review materials strictly against our sustainability framework. Due to the health risks that PVC poses to both humans and … read more

​There is No Such Thing as Sustainable Packaging (Yet)

Jan 11th 2023

There is No Such Thing as Sustainable Packaging (Yet) We describe our packaging as being sustainable and eco-friendly. In fact, you’ll find these words all over our website. But even while we us … read more

A Look Back at 2022: Reflections and Lessons Learned

Posted by Saloni Doshi on Dec 28th 2022

2022 Reflections and Sustainability Lessons | EcoEnclose 11 Reflections and Lessons Learned This last week of the year is one of my favorites. I appreciate the extra moments with my family, the relati … read more

Composters Don't Want Your Packaging, Especially Your Bioplastic

Posted by Saloni Doshi on Dec 14th 2022

Composters Don't Want Your Packaging, Especially Your Bioplastic by Saloni Doshi  • published July 29, 2025 • 7 min read   … read more

CanopyStyle Summit 2022: Reflections and Insight

Nov 30th 2022

CanopyStyle Summit 2022 – Key Takeaways | EcoEnclose Listen to this blog Canopy is a not-for-profit that protects the world’s forests, species, and climate by working hand in hand with co … read more

Shop Your Values This Holiday Season

Nov 23rd 2022

Shop Your Values This Holiday SeasonIt's no secret that it has been a tough few months for businesses, particularly eCommerce businesses - many of whom rapidly scaled in 2020 and 2021 in response to t … read more

What is Greenwashing? How to Spot It and Avoid It.

Nov 15th 2022

Greenwashing: How to Spot and Avoid It | EcoEnclose The word greenwashing conjures up imagery of manipulation, corruption, and profiteering. According to  Investopedia, “greenwashing” … read more

Unsustainable Holiday Packaging Solutions to Avoid

Sep 27th 2022

Avoid These Unsustainable Holiday Packaging Options With holiday shopping around the corner, you're likely getting your online storefront or brick and mortar shop ready for the rush. An importa … read more

Climate Wins That Inspire Action

Sep 20th 2022

Climate Wins That Inspire Action Everywhere we turn, we’re inundated with terrifying headlines about the planet and the future of humanity. I fully agree that climate change is an immediate and … read more

Why Landfill Diversion Is So Important

Sep 16th 2022

Why Landfill Diversion Matters in Sustainable Packaging Eco oriented companies (like ours) talk a lot about ensuring their products and packaging does not end up in the landfill.  We hate landfil … read more

The Case Against Degradable Plastic Packaging

Posted by Saloni Doshi on Aug 30th 2022

by Saloni Doshi published August 30, 2022 • 6 min read Over the past few months, we've received dozens of questions about and requests for degradable packaging. Th … read more

2022 Holiday Planning Tool

Aug 16th 2022

2022 Holiday Planning Tool As your business looks ahead to the holiday season, it can be hard to know exactly how to plan for what is shaping up to be an uncertain year. Yesterday,  we shar … read more

​How to Plan for The 2022 Holiday Season

Aug 15th 2022

How to Plan for The 2022 Holiday Season We can all agree that it’s hard to know what this year’s holiday season will look like, especially for independent companies. There has been a lot o … read more

​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

2024 Mid-Year Sustainability Insights | EcoEnclose 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 p … 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

Posted by Saloni Doshi on May 9th 2022

Finding the Most Sustainable Custom Stickers for Your Brand by Saloni Doshi  • published May 9, 2022 • 4 min read   { … 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

Eco-Friendly Adhesives In the World of Sustainable Packaging

Posted by Saloni Doshi on Apr 18th 2022

Eco-Friendly Adhesives in Sustainable Packaging | EcoEnclose Eco-Friendly Adhesives In the World of Sustainable Packaging by Saloni Doshi  • published April 18, 2022 … read more

Sourcing The Most Sustainable Paper

Posted by Sarah Quirk on Apr 12th 2022

Sourcing The Most Sustainable Paper by Saloni Doshi  • published April 12, 2022 • 10 min read                     &n … 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 be … 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!  Bu … 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

Posted by Saloni Doshi on Mar 8th 2022

Choosing Between Reusable Mailers and Poly Mailers by Saloni Doshi  • published March 8, 2022 • 5 min read   { "__s … 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

​Introducing Sustainable Business Cards and Hang Tags

Feb 8th 2022

Sustainable Business Cards and Hang Tags | EcoEnclose 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

When To Consider Reusable Packaging for Ecommerce (in 2022)

Posted by Saloni Doshi on Feb 3rd 2022

by Saloni Doshi published February 3, 2022 • 4 min read Reusable packaging is a no brainer in certain areas, such as reusable grocery totes, refillable glass jars, … read more