Sustainable Solutions - Protective Packaging from Sealed Air

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Sealed Air SustainabilitySealed Air has been a leader in protective packaging for over 40 years.Our success is a direct result of our ability to balance our capabilitieswith customers’ packaging needs and environmental responsibility. Weconstantly strive to improve the environmental profile of our products,without compromising their performance.Sustainable Packaging Starts at the SourceIntelligent package design helps reduce the volume of our waste stream.In 2007, the efforts of our 35 global Packaging Design and DevelopmentCenters eliminated two million pounds of packaging, while maximizingcost effectiveness and product protection. Less material means smallerpackages, reducing the number of truckloads required to ship and theassociated transportation impact.In addition to reduced packaging cube size, a majority of the products we now provide expandon-site at time of use, reducing warehouse space requirements and associated energy resources.Our goal is to provide more efficient solutions for our customers with the lowest possibleenvironmental impact.A Continuing CommitmentSealed Air is committed to continually reducing our environmental impact. Through theapplication of total life-cycle analyses of our products, we get a better understanding of bothlong and short-term benefits, and how and where to best improve.Our active yield programs have reduced waste of plastic scrap by 50% in the past six years.Additionally, Sealed Air’s Zero to Landfill initiative ensures that less than 3% of our wasteenters landfills.By focusing on environmental efficiency, we are helping our customers meet the challengesof today’s world.Active Yield Program Improvements Over Six Years*YEAR ONEYEAR SIX6%6%Energy Recovery20%30%Sold Externally54%37%Reused Internally20%27%Landfill*Survey results from the period 2000 – 2007. Visit www.sealedair.com/citizenship for more information.
Sealed Air is committed to providing solutionsto our customers’ environmental challenges in areliable, cost-effective and responsible manner.Below is a summary of key product benefits.Instapak ® FoamInstapak ® foam requires less cushioningmaterial in each pack, reducing packagesize and weight. By expanding on-siteas much as 200 times, it reduces thenumber of trucks needed for distribution.Material can also be returned to any Sealed Airlocation. In those communities where municipal Waste-To-Energy (WTE) incineration facilities are available, Instapak ®provides a positive waste-to-combustion contribution.Inflatable CushioningBy inflating on-site, inflatable cushioningfrees up valuable warehouse space anddecreases transportation costs. Highefficiency,performance cushioningmaterial reduces damage. Film strengthand superior air retention promote reusability.Inflatable Void FillFill Air ® Inflatable void fill productsexpand on-site. A cubic foot of inflatedcells, when deflated, will lose 99.3% of itsvolume. The deflated cells can be sent toany of a number of Sealed Air locationswhere they will be recycled back into LDPE.Air Cellular CushioningOur high-performance Bubble Wrap ®Brand air cellular material ismanufactured with a Barrier Bubble ®layer that retains air and maintains itscushioning performance. This makes it highly reusable,greatly reducing the amount of packaging material thatenters the waste stream.MailersJiffy Mailer ® products eliminate the useof bulky corrugated containers whenshipping low-profile items. Many areproduced from post-consumer recycledfibers and can be easily recycled in common“mixed paper” recycling streams.Paper PackagingTigerPad paper cushioning can berecycled with mixed paper. The PackTigerpaper system’s patented, single-motor designreduces power consumption. The fiber is 100%renewable, and all production scrap is reclaimed.Suspension/Retention PackagingKorrvu ® packaging is shipped flat andassembled on-site, as needed. The highperformancedesign can easily be reusedand is made from renewable cellulose paperfibers. It is easily recycled with commoncorrugated boxes.Cell-Aire ® FoamCell-Aire ® polyethylene foam providessuperior protection, allowing for fewerwraps or for the use of thinner material.Cell-Aire ® is made of recyclable, lowdensitypolyethylene that generates aclean, high-energy material for conversioninto energy.
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