Packing is everywhere. It is used to display, sell or protect all kinds of goods, from food and beverages to medicines, cosmetics and CBD.
Unfortunately, many packages are not manufactured with sustainability in mind and end up in the landfill.
According to the EPA, packaging and packaging accounted for 82.2 million tons of waste in 2018, more than 28% of total waste generated in the U.S.
How can we solve this problem? Design a better box.
Diamond packing, a WBENC-certified women’s business enterprise, has been operating for over a century, but in recent years the company has made it its mission to use better designs, materials and methods when it comes to packaged products.
Diamond uses state-of-the-art technology to design and manufacture folding cartons for brands such as Bausch + Lomb, Charlotte’s Web, Columbia Care, L’Oréal, Otter Products, Procter & Gamble and Revlon.
Today, the CBD hemp market is a major focus.
According to the Brightfield group, hempDerived CBD will be a $ 22 billion industry by 2022. Notably, packaging has become the starting point for many CBD brands.
It starts with structural design.
“Our design engineers create inventive, more sustainable packaging while taking into account factors such as product protection, usability and the first moment of truth,” says Dave Rydell, President and COO of Diamond Packaging.
Diamond’s cardboard is made from recyclable or recycled cardboard that comes sustainably from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified suppliers.
In addition, Diamond has been 100% windmill since 2007 and became a Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) in 2014. In June 2021, Diamond announced that its facility had obtained carbon neutral status ( area 1 and area 2).
“Our company is committed to innovation, but with that comes a big responsibility,” says Karla Fichter, owner and CEO of Diamond Packaging. “By designing improved designs and placing more emphasis on recyclable or recycled materials and efficient production methods, we can defend the integrity of our products not only on behalf of our customers but on behalf of our planet.”
One of Diamond Packaging’s most significant recent collaborations is with Charlotte’s website, the leading producer and distributor of the CBD hemp welfare products market.
Charlotte’s Web has partnered with Diamond Packaging to create dynamic packaging that displays the most reliable hemp products in the most environmentally beneficial way possible, including the use of post-consumer waste materials in folding cardboard instead of paper. Virgin.
“As a B-certified corporation, Charlotte’s Web considers packaging sustainability to be critical to innovation,” said Reed Damon, vice president of marketing for Charlotte’s Web Inc. “We seek to work with companies that are aware of their own practices for the benefit of the environment and society. Woman-owned Diamond Packaging is an excellent partner in Charlotte’s Web’s commitment to being a business that is a real force.
for good.”
Through advanced printing and decorating capabilities, combined with a commitment to environmental management, Diamond Packaging is revealing that sustainable packaging can be achieved without skimp on luxury and quality.
And for hemp CBD brands like Charlotte’s Web, this verifies all environmentally and socially responsible boxes. ⁇
