Sustainable Packaging Samples from a Retail Packaging Association Distributor of the Year

Skokie, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/09/2015 -- Howard Packaging, LLC, a provider of customized packaging and distribution programs, now offers a free sample kit and the company's latest catalog to help clients grow their businesses on an affordable budget.

The sample kit features custom printed packaging options from Howard Packaging, including custom shopping bags, eurototes, tissue paper, paper bags, plastic bags, and printed boxes. Many packaging options are made in the United States and Canada, including most custom set up and custom folding cartons and all stock and custom printed paper merchandise bags.

This variety of options means your packaging will look great and promote your business beyond the storefront.

Plus, custom packaging options from Howard Packaging feature environmentally friendly, sustainable products containing significant amounts of post consumer recycled content. Additionally, Howard Packaging works with many factories that have incorporated sustainable processes into their manufacturing programs.

On Howard Packaging's sustainable packaging options and history, Ron Watson shares:

"We view our free sample kit and catalog as a key way for small and large businesses to understand what custom packaging can do for them. Packaging says a lot about your business, and with our help, your packaging will be saying all the right things!"

Howard Packaging's design professionals offer additional value with design advice for each client's custom packaging program at no additional charge. With low minimum order requirements and professional design suggestions, clients receive maximum benefit from investment in their custom packaging solution.

How Will a Sample Kit Benefit Clients?

Businesses will be able to see and feel the exact products Howard offers and learn how their branding would blend with Howard's custom packaging solutions.

Plus, businesses seeking custom packaging may be able to reduce spending on marketing with assistance from Howard Packaging. A competitive marketplace demands investment in customized marketing programs, and this free sample kit and catalog helps a business maximize the value of branding and advertising budgets.

Additionally:

1. Howard Packaging provides quick turn-around and short lead times for many packaging products produced in the USA.

2. Howard Packaging offers sustainable products made in the USA whenever possible.

3. Howard Packaging gives design assistance for implementing packaging programs.

Who is Howard Packaging?

Howard Packaging began offering custom packaging solutions for the food service, retail, and marketing services industries in 1959. Based in Skokie, Illinois, the company provides design, branding, and distribution for businesses throughout North America. Howard Packaging offers effective packaging products for many budgets that feature quality materials and a flexible design approach.

Howard Packaging emerged as a leader in sustainable packaging solutions when the company was honored by the Retail Packaging Association with a Distributor of the Year Award. Now, as a four-time winner of the honor, Howard Packaging's positive reputation within the industry has been confirmed by satisfied clients, as well as by industry recognition.

The dedicated employees of Howard Packaging are proud of their creative heritage and technical expertise in providing the best custom printed designs for clients.

For more information on Howard Packaging and the free sample kit, contact Debbie Brazier at 888-772-9821.

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www.howardpkg.com reveals custom bags for businesses concerned with providing a green shopping experience for their customers

Skokie, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/05/2015 -- Howard Packaging, a leader in packaging solutions, offers custom recycled paper shopping bags for businesses that want to provide customers with an environmentally sustainable shopping experience.

Custom recycled shopping bags give businesses visually striking yet ethically responsible options for packaging. Shopping bag styles from Howard Packaging include recycled natural kraft shopping bags, Versakraft recycled shopping bags (white on one side, kraft on the other) and small quantity recycled paper shopping bags.

Why is Sustainability So Important?

Environmental sustainability is an integral component of doing business today. Using sustainable packaging helps reduce waste, limit energy use, and set a good example. Integrating sustainable business practices can reduce operating costs, as well as increase customer trust and business reputation.

How much Recycled Paper Do the Shopping Bags Include?

Howard Packaging offers three choices of recycled papers for shopping bags.

- Natural Kraft -100% recycled paper with at least 96% post consumer recycled content.
- VersaKraft - White on one side, Natural Kraft on the other. 100% recycled paper with at least 86% post consumer recycled content.
- White Kraft - 40% recycled content with at least 40% post consumer recycled content.

Each type of paper complies with most local disposable bag ordinances and are recyclable in the majority of curbside recycling programs.

Howard Packaging's Commitment to Sustainability:

Sustainability today often means making changes to the way that a business has "always" been done, and these goals often require an investment of time and money. Howard Packaging helps businesses reach sustainability goals through innovative and affordable programs for sustainable packaging.

"We're pleased to help businesses develop sustainable packaging options through our custom recycled paper bag programs. Howard Packaging believes in helping all businesses reach their sustainability goals" reveals Ron Watson, President of Howard Packaging, LLC.

Why is Howard Packaging dedicated to sustainability? Well, the United Nations Environment Programme's Sustainable Event Guide reveals that investment in sustainable business practices offers financial advantages while also improving public sentiment about a business.

Further, businesses that engage in sustainable business practices act as leaders and trendsetters in their communities. Howard Packaging is pleased to help businesses realize important goals for eco-friendly and sustainable packaging.

About Howard Packaging
Howard Packaging has been providing sustainable custom packaging solutions for the retail, food service, carry out and marketing services industries since 1959. Based in Skokie, IL, they offer design, branding and distribution services for independent and national chain businesses throughout North America.

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Mall stores and other retailers now have an environmentally-friendly way to bag and box their items for customers, reports Howard Packaging

Skokie, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/15/2014 -- Companies are always looking for ways to keep their names in front of their current customers and put it in front of prospective new ones. One of the best methods for this is to use custom printed packaging. Howard Packaging, LLC has announced the arrival of custom printed recycled shopping bags, which are the newest addition to its line.

"More and more, people are learning about the dangers of not just disposable plastic bags, but paper ones as well," said Ron Watson of Howard Packaging. "Disposable plastic can end up in forests and oceans, where it directly harms wildlife. Even if it doesn't get to a natural area, discarded bags can blow away and contribute greatly to urban debris. Paper ones, it turns out, really aren't much better. The paper making process produces pollution, and if the harvesting of the trees is done improperly, contributes to soil erosion and deforestation. Clearly, the best way to eliminate both problems is to use reusable or recycled shopping bags."

Recycled shopping bags can be made of either paper or plastic, and the intended use usually determines which material will be chosen. Bags made of recycled plastic can be made of durable, thick sheets that will last through many uses before finally cracking or otherwise breaking down. Thin plastic can be used if fewer uses are required. Recycled paper bags, on the other hand, aren't usually meant to stand up to too many uses. They do, however, tend to be thick enough to use them multiple times.

"This type of shopping bag is best for stores that typically give customers decently-heavy bags as it is," said Watson. "Shopping mall stores are some of our biggest customers. Many people already reuse this type of bag as long as it will hold up, but by using ones of better quality, this amount of time will be prolonged and so will the bag's advertising value."

Bags aren't the only type of branded packaging given out to customers at stores. Boxes, tissue paper, and other such materials are also commonly used. "We offer a full variety of store packaging," Watson said. "We also offer a free custom packaging sample kit and catalog so that store owners and managers can easily choose the best ones for their establishment."

In many cases, stores will want a variety of bag sizes so that they can quickly and easily pack up whatever people purchase. Boxes are more common with upscale establishments, but they are also used by bakeries and other sellers of fragile items. When boxes are used, tissue paper is often included to add some pizazz to the unboxing experience as well as to cushion the products inside. Therefore, many stores require all three items, and customizing everything allows the retailers to present a unified brand.

About Howard Packaging, LLC
Howard Packaging is a producer of customized recycled packaging products for retail stores, bakeries, and similar establishments. Their recycled plastic and paper bags are durable, good looking, and better for the environment than alternatives.

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