Converting to Sealed Air helps company use
more recycled content in packaging materials
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 4,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE) is
helping Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) through the introduction of packaging
solutions that allow the company to use more recycled packaging
content for shipping Best Buy products to consumers across
North America. Best Buy, the
electronics, computer, appliances and technology product retailer,
is taking meaningful action by using packaging that not only
preserves the value of their products, but also supports the
circular economy through use of packaging containing recycled
content.
Through this partnership, Sealed Air's packaging experts worked
with Best Buy to provide them with a corresponding suite of
products that helped them reduce the amount of virgin plastic used
in packaging.
"Making sustainability progress cannot be done alone, and an
opportunity like this to help Best Buy improve the packaging they
use to ship products every day is a great example of the work we
are doing at Sealed Air to solve our customers' critical packaging
challenges," said Tiffani Burt,
Ph.D., Sealed Air's VP of Materials Innovation. "Best Buy's
championing of recycled-content solutions is allowing them to make
great strides in their work to reduce virgin plastic in their
shipping."
The Sealed Air packaging solutions now used by Best Buy
include:
- BUBBLE WRAP® brand High Recycled Content Bubble
Cushioning, which is made from at least 90% recycled plastic
and is How2Recycle (H2R) label approved as acceptable for Store
Drop-Off at participating retailers.
- BUBBLE WRAP® brand Recycled Content Inflatable
Air Pillows made from a minimum of 50% recycled plastic
content, of which 30% is post-consumer recycled plastic and
How2Recycle (H2R) label approved as acceptable for Store Drop-Off
at participating retailers.
- BUBBLE WRAP® brand Paper Bubble Mailers,
which contain at least 38% recycled paper content and are curbside
recyclable and How2Recycle (H2R) label approved as Widely
Recyclable indicating that the mailer is accepted by 60% of
recycling facilities in the United
States and can be recycled through curbside or drop-off
programs.
"We're always looking for new ways to reduce our impact on the
environment and as part of that work we are also looking at how to
make our packaging more sustainable," said Tim Dunn, Best Buy's head of environmental
sustainability. "The partnership with Sealed Air has helped us
further weave the circular economy into our supply chain, which has
helped us reduce waste through recycling and provide packaging
containing recycled content for our customers."
In addition to the packaging solutions introduced to Best Buy,
Sealed Air also worked with the company to arrange collection of
plastic waste from Best Buy distribution centers to have it
recycled.
About Sealed Air
Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE), is a leading global provider
of packaging solutions that integrate sustainable, high-performance
materials, automation, equipment and services. Sealed Air designs,
manufactures and delivers packaging solutions that preserve food,
protect goods and automate packaging processes. We deliver our
packaging solutions to an array of end markets including fresh
proteins, foods, fluids and liquids, medical and life science,
e-commerce retail, logistics and omnichannel fulfillment
operations, and industrials. Our globally recognized solution
brands include CRYOVAC® brand food packaging,
LIQUIBOX® brand liquids systems, SEALED AIR®
brand protective packaging, AUTOBAG® brand automated
packaging systems, and BUBBLE WRAP® brand packaging. In
2023, Sealed Air generated $5.5
billion in sales and has approximately 17,000 employees who
serve customers in 115 countries/territories.
www.sealedair.com
Company Contacts
Media
Amanda
Hoggarth
amanda.hoggarth@sealedair.com
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