Janelle Palermo, Author at Box Latch Products - Page 6 of 10

This May 22, 2021 article explains the losing battle related to recycling plastic waste. cnbc.com/2021/05/22/is-recycling-a-waste-heres-the-answer-from-a-plastics-expert.html The article’s discussion point number 5 says, “While the goal of zero waste is ambitious, it is realistic to imagine a world in which more consumer products become reusable, if they can be easily returned in the circular economy.” The same is true for packaging products. 11 kg carton closed with 2 Box Latches on bottom and one on top Same box held open for filling and...

A shortage of corrugate boxes has continued to be linked to the COVID-19 domino effect.  A January 2021 article in Packaging World explains how consumers’ concerns with visiting physical store locations has significantly increased e-commerce. From March 2019 to March 2020 the use of corrugated shipping boxes was up 9% according to the Fibre Box Association. As demand for corrugate increased, four major factors have reduced corrugate supply in the recycling industry. The combination of these is expected to result...

We have watched trade show visitors and potential customers struggle with the simple learning curve as they closed and reopened boxes and cartons with our Box Latches™. While observing their many techniques, it became clear we needed to illustrate optimal ways to do this so that companies can leverage their Lean Manufacturing principles to generate Triple Bottom Line sustainability benefits via their use. As we produced this video, we realized that we have photos of our latches being used in 8...

Plastic totes and bins are handy to use, but require massive amounts of plastic. The plastic in these totes will be in our environment forever. The WikiHow link that follows illustrates how easy it is to reduce plastic waste.  3 Simple Ways to Reduce Plastic Waste – wikiHow  It does not explain or show how easy it is to replace plastic totes and open bins with sustainable, cardboard boxes held open and stacked using the Corner Clip & Stack. To see the...

The worldwide shortage of boxes and cartons was first reported by us in an April 2020 blog. boxlatch.com/worldwide-shortage-of-boxes-looming/ Covid-19 reluctance to visit retailers is feeding online sales with vigor. As predicted in the spring, concerns about box shortages are growing. radio.com/wwl/news/business/report-box-shortage-in-u-s-ports-another-amazon-center When CEEO Jim Wilson was asked recently, “Why aren’t people reusing boxes and cartons?,” he replied “Because manufacturers of products and consumers do not know how fast, easy and cost effective it is to close,  reopen and stack them with...