Are you getting the full package when it comes to eco-friendly packaging options? If you aren’t sure or if you are considering your options while staying conscientious about packaging materials and processes, we are proud to describe six good ways we can help you feel good around Earth Day and year-round.

6 Ways MJS Packaging Shows its Love for Earth Day

As a leading provider of packaging solutions, glass and plastic packaging are an enormous part of our business. However, we stay conscious of what we do and how it impacts the world around us.

This is such an important part of who we are that we can easily point to six core ways we have committed to showing our love for Earth Day.  We live out this commitment every day as we help customers improve their environmental friendliness.

Eco-Friendly Packaging & Beyond: Why We Love Earth Day

1. We Honor Our History: The first way we keep Earth Day, environmental principles, and eco-friendly packaging options at the forefront of our minds is by remembering our history. After all, we got our start in glass!

We may mention it quite a bit, but we are proud to be a company that is firmly rooted in a very green way. As one of the first recyclers in Detroit, we were based in recycling and our founder, Max Jacob, focused on glass and its potential as an infinitely recyclable material. We are confident he would be proud of how we remember this as we run the business today.

2. We Celebrate Sustainable Suppliers: We are glad to see how sustainable suppliers are a growing group and we applaud those who have made strides in the right direction. Some have shifted to lightweight plastic bottles. Some have done the same to jars. Some have even lightweight closures. Especially in those emerging areas like lightweight closures, we are excited to highlight them as great options and innovations in the industry.

3. We Utilize UV Ink on Glass: Sometimes decoration can make all the difference affecting whether a package is recyclable or not, so our packaging specialists are mindful of alternatives. Utilization of UV ink on glass, for example, can help make the entire package 100% recyclable.

4. We Recognize Manufacturers Who Utilize PCR: With both PCR plastic containers and the re-use of post-production scrap, we can be sure the cycle continues with materials. In turn, this means less petroleum is needed. In both cases, you are getting great eco-friendly packaging options for the core material used for your container.

5. We Salute All Who are Reducing their Carbon Footprint: Because sustainability efforts go beyond the packaging materials themselves, we hold companies in high regard as they reduce any footprint they make on the environment. Whether it is through improved efficiencies in the manufacturing process to lessening transportation costs and emissions through the switch to flexible packaging, it all helps propel the industry in the right direction.

6. We Support Local Recycling Efforts: Through increased recycling in our communities to those performed in our own offices, we recognize and support how localized efforts are a crucial complement to industry-led sustainability.

Get Eco-Friendly Packaging Options All-Year

Between improving your business’ sustainability and showing a sign of goodwill to the growing population of consumers who care, there have never been more reasons to explore eco-friendly packaging options. We look forward to sharing our expertise and even a bit of our historical perspective, as we work with you to help maximize your return.