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Top 3 Reasons to Switch Your Carton Provider

If you have been manufacturing your own product for a while, you probably already have a carton provider. The carton provider you have may be the one you started out with when you began your operation. Or, you may have switched carton providers several times looking for the right one. Here are three excellent reasons…

Choosing the Right Cartons for Your Product

When you are considering cartons for your product there are a lot of things to consider. Your cartons are not just a way for you to package your product. They are also a way for you to ship your product, store it, and reflect your business reputation. Here are some top things to consider when…

Why You Should Care about Recyclable Cartons

Every business, whether small or large, should be concerned about their impact on the environment. Manufacturing naturally leads to the use of resources. It is important to minimize your impact on the environment whenever possible. As an environmentally conscious business, you will reap many benefits of going green with your cartons. Marketing Boost Being able…

Econocorp at the Craft Brewers Conference

This month, we had the pleasure of attending the Craft Brewers Conference in Denver, CO. The Craft Brewers Conference is a showcase of products for both craft brewers and packaging brewers. We attended as part of the expo with our Spartan Cartoner. If you saw it and liked what you saw, or if you missed…

How to Encourage Your Customers to Recycle

Using recyclable cartons is just one step in the battle to reduce waste on earth. While you are providing your customers with the means to recycle the packaging, they have to be motivated to do so. While you don’t really have any way of knowing how many of your customers are recycling their cartons, you…

Recyclable Cardboard and Paperboard: What’s the Difference?

If you are making a decision about what cartons to use in your packaging, you may be considering the difference between cardboard and paperboard when it comes to recycling. Many people assume that because both cardboard and paperboard are paper products that they are recycled the same way or together. In reality, cardboard and paperboard…

The Importance of Being an Environmentally Conscious Business

As a business owner or manager, you have a lot of responsibilities and obligations. It can be difficult to manage them all. One of the obligations you have to the world at large is to be an environmentally conscious business. Environmentally safe processes and products are important to the overall health of our planet. Feel…

How to Choose the Right Closure System for Your Cartons

The type of carton and closure system you use largely depends on what you are manufacturing, how it needs to be packaged, how you are shipping it, and your own ideal operating procedures. Choosing the right closure system for your cartons is an important part of ensuring both quality and efficiency. The decision should not…

3 Reasons Why Demand For Eco-Friendly Packaging is Rising

Our modern lifestyle generates astonishing amounts of waste, and more and more consumers are starting to care. As chains like Starbucks vow to eliminate straws and local governments experiment with trash regulations, the demand for eco-friendly everything is surging. This includes eco-friendly packaging! Research indicates that shoppers want to purchase products with packaging that is…

What Is Child Resistant Packaging?

Children are naturally curious, a trait that offers plenty of benefits in the classroom. However, curiosity can pose serious dangers when children come across unsecured packaging. Pharmaceuticals, cleaning products, and other common household products are extremely harmful for children to touch or ingest. This is why child resistant packaging has become its own unique requirement…