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DPI takes another 740 cars off the road

Direct Pack continues to take cars off the road – not literally, but through the greenhouse gas impact saving that comes from using post-consumer recycled PET (rPET) in our BOTTLEBOX® containers. Compared to using virgin PET plastic, our products saved 7.1 million pounds of CO2 from the atmosphere in the third quarter of 2018. That…

DPI participates in International Coastal Cleanup

The International Coastal Cleanup day took place on September 15, 2018. Organized by the Ocean Conservancy in collaboration with local organizations like ECO-warriors, this event started 32 years ago in Texas. It has now grown to include over 100 countries across the world and 800,000 volunteers. Direct Pack employees, partners, and family members participated in the…

21% increase in recycled PET

As the interest for sustainable solutions among our food service, supermarket and produce customers continues to grow, the demand for our BOTTLEBOX® containers made of post-consumer recycled PET plastic (rPET) increases. Thanks to the growing demand, we have increased our use of recycled PET by 21% in 2018. That is good news for the environment,…

New catalogs available

Our brand new catalog and sell sheets are now available for download on our website. Contact us if you are interested in receiving the printed copies in the mail. We are featuring all new items in our full BOTTLEBOX® catalog, as well as in our separate sell sheets. If you have any questions and are looking…

LA River cleanup April 14, 2018

Direct Pack and  BOTTLEBOX® gathered employees, partners and family members to participate in the LA River 2018 Cleanup in Sepulveda Basin on Saturday, April 14. This great event was organized by Friends of the LA River, and with our 114 volunteers, Direct Pack was the single largest group of participants they have ever had. For 29 years,…

Direct Pack receives NatureSweet Innovation Award

NatureSweet is one of Direct Pack’s long term partners. We have worked closely with them for many years and they are well-known for their high quality tomatoes and for focusing on “raising them right.” During NatureSweet’s Powerful Partnership Event in Guadalajara, Mexico this spring, Direct Pack was given the Recognition of Outstanding Innovation award. DPI was…