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Carton Life Cycle Chart

Cartons are the Most Sustainable Form of Packaging Cartons and Sleeves are the most sustainable form of packaging and form part of the “circular economy”. If you think that letting your customers know that your packaging is fully sustainable may help your brand, you may be interested in this Carton Life Cycle infographic from Procarton. […]

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Sunday, October 8th, 2017

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Cartons – Recycling and Recovery

Cartons and Recycling This excellent infographic from www.procarton.com shows what happens when cartons are recycled. The good news for users of cartonboard packaging that it is currently the most sustainable form of packaging available. Carton recycling rates are rising every year as can be seen at the foot of this infographic. At Dollard Packaging, we can […]

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Monday, April 10th, 2017

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Hyland’s New Eco-Friendly Package Design

Eco-Friendly Carton Design Packworld.com featured an interesting article on the redesign of a homeopathic ointment stick packaging which was motivated by a drive for more eco-friendly packaging as well as a desire for an updated package design. Hyland’s are producers of homoeopathic remedies since 1903. They wanted to revamp the packaging for their “Bumps and Bruises” […]

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Monday, February 6th, 2017

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Green Energy Usage in the Manufacture of Carton Board

This infographic from www.procarton.com show the type of energy that is used in the cartonboard manufacturing process. The good news is that 56% of the primary energy used in cartonboard manufacturing is biomass-based.  Biomass is fuel that is developed from organic materials, a renewable and sustainable source of energy used to create electricity or other […]

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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016

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