Allowing products to biodegrade will prevent landfills from piling with waste, and that includes biodegradable, disposable packaging supplies. That's why we are providing you with biodegradable, eco-friendly packaging products for all your industrial packaging needs. We carry biodegradable shrink film, biodegradable film, biodegradable air pillows, biodegradable peanuts and many other green packaging products.

Biodegradable packaging has become a catchy new trend which is helping our environment significantly. Any small change can make a huge impact on the reduction of landfills. Today, most biodegradable packaging products are made from a few items you may have in your kitchen right now, items such as corn, potatoes, sugar, and tapioca, as well as palm oil and wood pulp.

What does biodegradable mean?

Biodegradable is the process of which a product or material that has been used and disposed of will gradually decompose back into the earth. The product or material will decompose into organic components usually by bacteria or sunlight. We offer many environmentally friendly packaging products that are biodegradable because we know that even a small change can have a huge impact on the planets eco-system. Our goal is to make the earth a better place with less waste.

Packaging Problem: A company that is a leading distributer of nail polish and nail care products searches for a more eco-friendly product for their void fill requirements while shipping.

• The company had been using traditional co-extruded air cushioning products.
• The company they were working with did not offer the eco-friendly product they were looking for so they started to look elsewhere.

Packaging Solution: The nail care supplier found what they were searching for in Astro-Bubble® Green Air Cushioning.

• Astro-Bubble® has up to 40% recycled content.
• The company is now pleased with its cushioning properties and environmental message.

Fun facts:

• Each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy and 7000 gallons of water.
• Only 1% of the world's water supply is usable- 97% is in the ocean and 2% is frozen.
• It takes a 15-year-old tree to produce 700 paper grocery bags. Paper recycling began in the U.S. in the 1930s.
• Today, this country recycles 32% of its waste, a rate that almost doubled during the past 15 years.
• 7% of Americans compost.
• 65 billion bottles are produced per year for beverages. Even a small savings in weight results in significant savings.
• 64 billion paper and 73 billion styrofoam & plastic cups and plates were thrown away in 2003 in the U.S.