Circularity and Integrity: 的 Lifecycle of Climabin ®

的y said it’s not the heat you have to worry about—it's the humidity. Over 125 years of excellence in the packaging industry has taught us to design boxes that excel in all conditions, including days of heat in an outdoor watermelon packing facility. When our customers faced costly structural issues to their bulk boxes, we took up the challenge to design a one-of-a-kind solution: the fully recyclable, 三壁Climabin®散装仓.

设计创新

的 Climabin® 故事是出于需要而开始的. Farms packing heavy produce such as melons, 甜土豆, and pumpkins were looking for a stronger bulk bin. 硬纸板 is strongest against vertical force, which is why our boxes are a convenient and safe solution for warehouse storage. One problem with ordinary bulk bins was horizontal force would cause "bulging" and “bursting” due to moisture absorption weakening wall of the bin. Due to the high capacity of these bulk bins, the cost associated with bin failure could be between $100 and $3000 in freight for the producer. International 纸 was certain a solution would be possible—one that provided greater rigidity, 堆垛强度更高, 更长的抗湿性.

生产

Sometimes the secret to product innovation is to think between the lines. 在…的情况下 Climabin®, the between refers to the “medium”—a fluted layer sandwiched between two or more liner boards. 的 medium is crucial for maintaining the structural longevity of a box, and absorbing too much water will inevitably cause failure.  

无论是熟悉的, bold green and red watermelon graphic that you may have seen since childhood, or the licensed Peanuts “Great Pumpkin” design...customers have come to recognize our eye-catching displays as a sign of quality.

的 key innovation came from our ClimaGuard® Medium technology, a non-wax solution to prevent moisture wicking and structural compromise, already in use in smaller containers and trays. We adapted this technology into Climabin® in 2016. Our team knew that Climabin® had to be especially robust to cover low to high humidity environments that are common at produce packing facilities, which tend to be a combination of indoor and outdoor facilities. 十大外围足彩网完成后, 这些箱子将被运送到零售商那里, where the vibrant display stands out alongside other produce containers.

零售

Climabin® are some of our most recognizable products—and not just because they are some of the largest and strongest! 的y mark the passing seasons and are a familiar site in grocery stores across the country. 无论是熟悉的, bold green and red watermelon graphic that you may have seen since childhood, or the licensed Peanuts “Great Pumpkin” design--both done by our 增值服务绘图组--customers have come to recognize our eye-catching displays as a sign of quality. We give them the option of choosing between many variations of our in-house designs, and we love seeing our bins out in the wild, so snap a picture and send it to us next time you see one in the grocery store! 零售 is the final stage in the Climabin® lifecycle before it is collected for 回收, to be mixed with virgin fiber to produce new boxes.

回收

Both our team and our customers recognize the importance of 回收 as a way to reduce waste and extend the lifecycle of our products. High humidity and moisture can prove to be a significant challenge for containerboard. However, the most common wax-based coatings are often not recyclable. ClimaGuard® is a proprietary process inherent within the paper, 哪一种能提高干湿强度, and reduces wicking of liquid water to near zero. Most importantly, ClimaGuard® is what makes Climabin® recyclable. After the box has been used at a retail facility such as your local supermarket, the bins are collected and sent to a 回收 facility.  

Circularity is at the core of our business. We strive to design products that maximize the life span of sustainable materials like containerboard, and afterwards can be recycled and reenter the market as raw materials for new boxes. This approach to manufacturing aligns with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s description of a circular economy: to eliminate waste, 流通高价值十大外围足彩网, 让自然重生. Combining a sustainable proprietary technology with one of our largest product offerings, our one-of-a-kind Climabin® bulk bin is our gold standard of circular thinking.