Have you met Nosco’s latest carded packaging product, StretchPak? Through this packaging innovation, customers are able to protect their products and promote their brand with a strong and flexible blister pack and clamshell alternative.
Have you met Nosco’s latest carded packaging product, StretchPak? Through this packaging innovation, customers are able to protect their products and promote their brand with a strong and flexible blister pack and clamshell alternative.
Due to the announcement of new and expansive plastic packaging waste reduction commitments earlier this year, Walmart kicked off a new phase in its longstanding leadership in environmental sustainability. Key priorities of the program include reducing unnecessary plastic waste, and increasing plastic recycling. However, most notable is their goal to eliminate PVC in general merchandise packaging by the end of 2020. While much of the focus will be on the 30,000 private brand products sold at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores, Walmart has also challenged its national brand suppliers to make similar packaging commitments.
One form of packaging that is clearly in the target zone of the new Walmart program, is the PVC clamshell. While clamshell packaging is a well-recognized format, offering many important functional benefits, including product protection, shelf presence and theft resistance, there are numerous challenges associated. In addition to the cost and large amount of rigid plastic used, clamshell packaging has routinely been identified as a leading issue with consumers in regards to ease of use, overpackaging, sharp edges and the like.
THE CLAMSHELL ALTERNATIVE
In addition to offering many of the same functional benefits of blister packs and clamshells, Nosco’s StretchPak offering gives customers a competitive advantage through:
As the undisputed leader in the supply of StretchPak to the industry, Nosco is well positioned to serve your needs in the face of this new sustainability challenge put forth by Walmart. ◊
For more information, or to arrange a meeting to discuss your specific needs, please contact:
KEN BERTRAM
Business Development Manager
KBertram@Nosco.com