Many products we produce may certainly be used more than once. These containers are great for home use, especially when needing to warm up food items in the microwave. Our Clear Hinged Deli containers are also a favorite item to be re-used in the home. We get many communications from consumers who tell us the…
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How can you tell if an item of food packaging is biodegradable or compostable? The only sure fire way is to ask the manufacturer for a third party certification document. This certification should not be one generated by the company itself. It should be from an accredited third party laboratory. If you do get the…
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The three R’s of sustainability include Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We have all seen evidence of source reduction with plastic water bottles. They have consistently gotten thinner and lighter. The average P.E.T. water bottle has gone from 18.9 grams to 12.7 grams. That decrease alone saved over 1 billion pounds of P.E.T. resin. Well done…
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The Federal Trade Commission defines post-consumer recycled content as materials that have been recovered or diverted from the municipal solid waste stream. A good example is that plastic water bottle you tossed into your curb-side recycle bin. Instead of that item going to a landfill, it goes to a recycling center where it is processed…
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In The Green Room we will do our best to inform you of issues, concerns and steps Genpak has taken and is currently taking to continue to be responsible stewards of the environment. You will find no spin or conjecture, simply facts. There are far too many wild claims being made by companies regarding issues…
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According to the EPA, one of the best ways to reduce the amount of waste headed to a landfill is to recycle. The good news is, as a country we are looking to increase the amount of municipal solid waste we recycle every year. The EPA’s latest charts indicate that we recycle and compost over…
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Team members of Genpak just attended the 2019 National Association of College & University Food Services or NACUFS trade show, where 750 subscribed members and 350 vendors flocked to Denver, Colorado. NACUFS is an organization that supports colleges and universities nationwide, and we were happy to be present at the show to support operators with…
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Genpak is once again expanding its very popular, Harvest® Fiber line of earth-friendly food packaging with four new innovative designs. Each item was designed to support its customers ever growing, home delivery and off-premise dining markets. Four food containers make up the newest additions to the line. The HF2X2 and HF4CC are hinged containers with unique compartment configurations….
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Every year at this time, we look at what we have accomplished the year prior. For us at Genpak, 2018 was pretty dang busy. We worked on tons of custom projects with our partners, but also developed the new Clover hinged containers. The line offers a bridge from polystyrene packaging to a recyclable option without breaking…
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We all know the restaurant industry is changing. In the past 2 years delivery and takeout have really taken off. We’ve seen drive-throughs modernize. Meal kits were launched, eaten up by the public, and have already seen a change to the way they are purchased by teaming up with local supermarkets to make it easier…
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