Being on the forefront in regards to sustainable packaging, we are pleased to inform you that Direct Pack, Inc. is already in compliance with the newly amended recycling law AB837. The new bill amends the old law from 1993, PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 42340-42345, in regards to what a manufacturer must do if they claim…
In October of 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 341, requiring businesses that generate more than four cubic yards of commercial solid waste per week to implement recycling services, on and after July 1, 2012. Direct Pack, Inc. has since begun taking steps to make sure that all of their California locations come…
Direct Pack Inc.’s VP of Sales and Marketing, Laura Murphy, was given a Key Supplier Award at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse 2011 annual meeting in Ojai, CA. These awards are given out annually to BJ’s supplier partners that have made the most significant contributions to the overall quality and that help improve the productivity and…
Innovation and Functionality are key elements to our design philosophy here at Direct Pack Inc. We believe that packaging should not only look great but that it should be easy to use. So, we were thrilled when one of our customers, Naturipe, won the Best New Product Award at the 87th Annual Convention and Trade Show…
At DPI we are proud to offer our customers colored co-extruded products that will be released in the month of May. We have been working on the co-extrusion process for over a year, and it has finally come together. The co-extrusion means that instead of extruding a sheet in one color (normally clear or black),…
As Direct Pack Inc. is continuously growing, we are pleased to announce the recent hiring of Mike Drozek as our VP of Manufacturing. Mr. Drozek has 25 years of manufacturing experience from several plastics and packaging companies, and brings solid manufacturing expertise. “We are extremely pleased to have Mike Drozek on our team”, says Craig…
We are proud to announce the launch of our Web Shop at www.directpackinc.com/shop/ On this site you are able to purchase our most popular BOTTLEBOX(R) containers directly from us. All our hinged containers are available as well as our new co-extruded colored containers and colored gourmet entrée containers. Being BOTTLEBOX containers, they are all made of post consumer recycled beverage bottles. Many smaller…
Congratulation to our long term partner NatureSweet® for receiving the 2013 Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Impact Award for their Cherriots™ tomatoes. Together, Direct Pack and NatureSweet specifically designed the Cherriots packaging for on-the-go convenience and eye-catching merchandising. The packaging features three pre-portioned servings of micro-tomatoes which can easily be separated and brought to go. The…
Continuing to push the limits for eco-friendly, outstanding packaging solutions, Direct Pack is presenting a new take on the classic 6×8” clamshell. The 6×8” container fits perfectly into the era of portion control, managing food costs and the consumer trend of snacking. To make it more attractive for the consumer and increase impulse buys, Direct…
At Direct Pack, we regularly audit how much rPET we are using. Our 2013 full year audit shows that we have used 9 million pounds of post-consumer recycled beverage bottles, which is an increase of 20% compared to the year before. 9 million pounds equals 389 million bottles, which put end-to-end would reach 1/4 of the way to the moon. It…