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See the latest “green” news, eco-friendly packaging news, bio-based materials news, and updates about Green Cell Foam packaging.
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Shorr’s Cold-Chain Packaging Solutions
Shipper coolers are a reliable and economical choice for shipping all types of perishable materials. Available in EPS (expanded polystyrene) or a variety of eco-friendly foams that are engineered to create an insulating barrier within a corrugated container. Both options offer 72-hours of thermal protection and are great for most food and pharmaceutical applications.
Go Beyond Recycling with GCF: Plant Food
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Brands Turn to Foam for Protection of Perishables
Green Cell Foam by KTM Industries Inc. has been creating bio-based material for thermal protection and protective packaging applications for nearly 20 years. The Michigan-based company takes U.S. grown, non-GMO corn and extrudes its starch into foam material. Green Cell Foam is compostable and biodegradable making it an eco-friendly alternative to polystyrene packaging.
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Green Tip: Coffee Stirrers
Forgo coffee stirrers or straws and in your creamer, milk, sugar, or syrup before pouring your coffee.
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Green Tip: Coffee Cup
An easy green tip? Simply bring a reusable mug or cup when getting your daily (or for some… twice daily) cup of coffee!
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Sustainable Packaging is the Future of Packaging
Selecting traditional packaging materials made from fossil fuels may provide the needed protection, but creates environmental problems when it’s time for disposal. There is a technology available today to solve both problems – Green Cell Foam.
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SwedishAmerican now Packages Medications the Green Way
We’ve all received a package in the mail and struggled with the decision of what to do to with the packaging materials. SwedishAmerican’s Pharmacy now has a solution when it comes to sending temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals to patients. It is using Green Cell Foam, a new packaging material that is 100 percent biodegradable and makes disposal easy and green.
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Packaging Material Made from Corn Cushions and Insulates
Originally posted on Modern Materials Handling, as companies grow increasingly concerned about environmental stewardship—or about ensuring their customers’ positive perceptions of the same—there’s been a significant uptick in shippers moving away from polystyrene, polyethylene, and polyurethane protective packaging.
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Bently Ranch Joins the Green Cell Foam Family!
Bently Ranch is now using Green Cell Foam, a styrofoam replacement that's made from Non-GMO cornstarch. It dissolves in water and safely goes back to the ecosystem!
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The Best Green Tips for Decluttering Your Home
Are you thinking about simplifying your living environment? It can be a challenging prospect, especially if you want to use eco-friendly methods. Here’s everything you need to know about decluttering your home without hurting the environment.
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Green Tip: Consolidate Your Errands
This week's green tip is to combine all of your errands in one trip! Although this tip may require more planning and thoughtfulness, in the long run, it'll be easier - not only on the earth, also easier on you.
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Green Cell Foam Becomes Exclusive Shipping Material for Crowd Cow
Crowd Cow—the marketplace for craft meat—has announced a commitment to sustainable practices in 2019 by transitioning all of its shipping materials to Green Cell Foam.
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Green Cell Foam Partners with Jenny Craig to Offer More Earth-Friendly Packaging for Its Customers
Green Cell Foam, the ground-breaking compostable packaging material, has been named the exclusive shipping insulation for Jenny Craig’s one-week delivery plans, as part of their ‘Jenny Craig Cares’ initiative.
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