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How Far We've Come: Victories Since the First Earth Day It can often feel like the world is falling to pieces. We are steadily fed negative information at every turn - about the environment, polit … read more

Earth Day Turns 50 This Year Earth Day turns FIFTY this year! And while the fight to defend our planet is still underway, and arguably more important now than ever before, it is still incredibly i … read more

Is Environmental Sustainability Good for Business? We should all be aware that being environmentally aware is a good thing for the planet, but is environmental sustainability good for business, to … read more

Impress Customers with a Unique, Eco-Friendly Unboxing Experience If you have a child or have been on the internet in the last decade, chances are you’ve seen an unboxing video. On the surface, it … 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

Find The Most Eco-Friendly Packaging Tape For many people, tape, labels, and stickers can be a bit of an afterthought when it comes to packaging. Not so for the companies we serve! We are often as … read more

Our Love Affair With Soil And Why We Tread Lightly With Industrial Compost and Materials Made Through Industrial Agriculture There is something sumptuous about combing your hand through … read more

Green Your Ecommerce Business: Improve Your Sustainable Packaging Take A First Step Towards Your 2020 Sustainability Goals Looking to implement a more sustainable packaging strategy for your ecom … read more

Without reflection we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. - Margaret J. WheatleyLife can only be understood backwards; but it mus … read more

A Guide to Setting Your Sustainability Goals A lot of big companies set ambitious, inspiring sustainability goals for 2020 (or 2015, 2025 and 2030!).  But a study by Bain & Company demo … read more

Pantone vs. CMYK for Custom-Branded Packaging | Coated vs Uncoated There are so many acronyms in the world of colors - PMS (or Pantone), CMYK, HEX and RGB are mentioned frequently. Even within … read more

Sustainable & Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas for the Season Eco-friendly wrapping paper, gift bags and more are creative ways to offset our ecological impact around the holidays, so we can fully … read more

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

5 Climate Topics the Family May Be Able to Agree on this Thanksgiving Thanksgiving in the United States is a time where families gather to reflect upon their collective good fortune and resilien … read more

7 Creative Eco-friendly Packaging Examples & Tips When searching for eco-friendly packaging examples, it can often just seem like a bunch of brown cardboard. The truth is, however, that you can ge … read more

Eco-Friendly Adhesives In the World of Sustainable Packaging Wait, why are we writing about eco-friendly adhesives as a packaging company? When you think shipping packaging you probably think boxe … read more

What is Zero Waste? | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost Chances are you’ve heard the term Zero Waste before. #ZeroWaste has been used almost 4 millions times on Instagram, and there’s little doub … read more

Sustainability Trends That Will Shape the 2020’s In the past decade, the topic of “sustainability trends” has been a subject of great discussion. As we approach a new decade with our climate in cr … read more

How to Cultivate Biodiversity Through Your Lawn Strategy A few months ago, we highlighted the UN's report on the lost of global biodiversity. One topic in this post led to many questions and … read more

2020: A Look Back, a Look Ahead - A Summary of Your Input We fielded a survey in September to learn from YOU about the state of eco-friendly businesses today - what are you most proud of, excited … read more

The Anatomy of a Memorable Holiday Shipping Package In 2018, shoppers delivered the strongest holiday sales increase for U.S. retailers in six years. Overall, U.S. consumers spent over $850 bil … read more

Q&A With FASHION Businesses: Her Riding Habit, Poppy Row and Miakoda We are thrilled to work with  StartUp FASHION, which helps independent startup designers grow their businesses by giving … read more

How to Manage Travel Sustainably as an Entrepreneur Being an entrepreneur can be stressful. When those stresses get to be too much, taking a break to get away and travel becomes more of a necess … read more

What Is Plastic Anyway? It may seem like a silly question, but before we can go into detail about plastic-free packaging, it’s important that we answer the question, what is plastic? With con … read more

World Cleanup Day 2019: How Your Business Can Participate Does your business want to participate in World Cleanup Day 2019? Are you nervous about how complicated it is to organize your team for an … read more

How to Recycle: Tips and Tricks to Get Started Knowing how to recycle (and what to recycle) seems like it should be obvious, but we’ve all had that moment - staring at an item wondering “is this r … read more

10 Eco-Friendly Ecommerce Business Ideas & Their Benefits Eco-friendly e-commerce businesses are entrepreneurial efforts that make a commitment to run their business with the environment's best … read more

Energy Bars and Foil Lined Packaging is a Recycling Nightmare Energy Bars and Foil Lined Packaging: A Tale of Two Crazes The emergence of foil lined film When you hear "Mylar," you likely think … read more

Little Throwaways That Have a Big Impact on Waste As your company grows, so (typically) does your waste. The companies we work with always seem to be looking for new ways to up their sustainabilit … read more

100% Recycled Paper Apparel Mailer - What We've Learned The 100% Recycled Paper Apparel Mailer is EcoEnclose's answer to the request - "Can I get a Paper Mailer with the Strength and Durab … read more

Importance of Teaching Your Children About Sustainability Sustainability is a broad concept that can be hard for adults to grasp, much less children. Teaching children what sustainable living re … read more

Running a GOOD Company or Donating Proceeds: Which Has Better Impact? Running a Good Company or Donating Proceeds A question that often comes up in our internal meetings - “Should we dona … read more