Georgia-Pacific officially opens recyclable padded mailer manufacturing facilities

Georgia-Pacific officially opens recyclable padded mailer manufacturing facilities
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Packaging producer Georgia-Pacific, based in Atlanta, has announced the official opening of two new facilities in McDonough, Georgia, and Jonestown, Pennsylvania, that will produce recyclable paper padded mailers. The company says it has expanded its recyclable mailer production by 350 percent with the opening of the facilities as well as the added manufacturing capacity of a third production line at its Phoenix-area plant to address growing demand for sustainable e-commerce packaging options.

According to Georgia-Pacific, it has been supplying its recyclable mailers to Amazon since 2020 with the opening of its Phoenix plant and now will have sufficient capacity to serve additional customers looking for an alternative to plastic mailers or boxes.

“We are excited about the opportunity to supply additional customers with a cost-competitive, sustainable packaging option,” says Adam Ganz, vice president — commercial development at Georgia-Pacific, who also leads the mailer business. “Consumer demand for sustainable packaging continues to grow and brands and retailers are looking for ways to meet that demand without sacrificing strength and performance.”

Georgia-Pacific says its mailer combines a unique expansive material between layers of kraft paper and meets the requirements of SFI Certified Sourcing. The cushioning material protects the package contents throughout the journey from warehouse to consumer and comes in four sizes with external dimensions ranging from 7-by-9 inches to 14-by-18 inches.

Amazon originally introduced the padded mailer in 2019 using Epix technology from Henkel Adhesives Technologies to meet demand for what Georgia-Pacific says was a cost-competitive and protective mailer made from a renewable resource that can be recycled with other paper-based curbside recyclables. The mailer also has received a Widely Recyclable label from How2Recycle based on lab tests at a recycled fiber mill to determine its recyclability, which means it can be deposited in any paper or corrugated collection point which for most consumers is a curbside recycling bin.

Georgia-Pacific originally announced the added manufacturing capacity in July of last year with Ganz noting the positive response to the functionality and recyclability from Amazon and other consumers, saying, “This investment demonstrates our commitment to increasing sustainable solutions for the rapidly growing e-commerce segment.”

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Source: Recycling Today
Georgia-Pacific officially opens recyclable padded mailer manufacturing facilities
<![CDATA[Packaging producer Georgia-Pacific, based in Atlanta, has announced the official opening of two new facilities in McDonough, Georgia, and Jonestown, Pennsylvania, that will produce recyclable paper padded mailers. The company says it has expanded its recyclable mailer production by 350 percent with the opening of the facilities as well as the added manufacturing capacity of a third production line at its Phoenix-area plant to address growing demand for sustainable e-commerce packaging options. According to Georgia-Pacific, it has been supplying its recyclable mailers to Amazon since 2020 with the opening of its Phoenix plant and now will have sufficient capacity to serve additional customers looking for an alternative to plastic mailers or boxes.“We are excited about the opportunity to supply additional customers with a cost-competitive, sustainable packaging option,” says Adam Ganz, vice president — commercial development at Georgia-Pacific, who also leads the mailer business. “Consumer demand for sustainable packaging continues to grow and brands and retailers are looking for ways to meet that demand without sacrificing strength and performance.”Georgia-Pacific says its mailer combines a unique expansive material between layers of kraft paper and meets the requirements of SFI Certified Sourcing. The cushioning material protects the package contents throughout the journey from…