When many people think of packaging, they tend to think of plastic based products like bubble wrap, air bags, and packing peanuts. Yet these companies are constantly weighed down by the storage difficulties, deflating issues, and negative environmental impacts they have.

So what solution do we have? Are people really willing to switch for it? Are the benefits good enough?

The thing is that Kraft paper is already used frequently in packaging in a variety of industries because of their benefits. Let’s take a look at 4 different ways it’s taking the world by storm and how they compare to other options.

If you’re limited on warehouse space, you need to maximize the potential it has by putting the most profitable items into your inventory. One bag of packing peanuts will take up the space of 1 pallet of Kraft rolls. Sure, you’ll be able to make a little bit of profit off the packing peanuts. Why not make better use of your space though?

If that single pallet space could make you either $10 with 1 packing peanuts bag or $50 with 1 pallet of Kraft paper rolls, the clear choice would be to make $50 using that space by selling Kraft paper rolls instead.

It’s clear that many people use plastic stuffing because it’s lightweight and can fit around objects. However, their strength is also their greatest weakness. Because they’re so lightweight and not static, it’s hard to store or stack them, even if they’re packed in plastic bags.

Compare the bubble wrap to the Kraft rolls you see above. They’re secure, tightly wound, and very easy to stack. The shipping, handling, and storing processes are all very simple when you have Kraft rolls. (To be honest with you, all of our raw and finished rolls are this easy to handle.)

Now, imagine one of those packing peanuts bags popping.

What a nightmare.

And it’s not just the packing peanuts that are complicated and messy to use or prone to deflating and popping. Let’s say that you’re packaging sharp, mechanical parts. Would you easily wrap them up in bubble wrap or add air bags in? Of course not.

We’ve even talked with industrial companies that put surgically sharp equipment in open cell foam that’s wrapped in Kraft paper. Why wrap it again? It’s because the sharp equipment cuts at the foam and it needs that extra layer of protection, especially when the products are being shipped to the other side of the nation or worldwide.

Kraft is user friendly, doesn’t deflate with sharp objects, and very easy to use.

We’ve written a series of blogs about the impact that plastic has on our environment, bodies, and future generations. I highly suggest reading through them to gain a better understanding of why using so many plastic products is actually an unhealthy habit.

Plastic products will take nearly 10-100 years to photodegrade with sunlight. Styrofoam is even worse because it lasts nearly forever and is more prone to absorbing harmful chemicals.

A paper towel takes 3-4 weeks, newspaper takes 6 weeks, and a cardboard box will take 2 months to biodegrade. That’s the same as an apple core at a rate of 2 months.

So when it comes to using material that’s better for you and the environment, Kraft paper is the clear choice.

These are only four out of numerous other comparison points that exist when it comes to Kraft paper versus plastic based products like bubble wrap, packing peanuts, and air bags.

Contact us today to shift to Kraft paper, the best alternative for your packaging needs.