FloraLife , a variance of Smithers - Oasis Company and one of the worldwide leader in providing solvent throughout the flower journey from farm to vase , has of late redesign its plastic containers to reduce charge card material in both its five - gallon and its truck kit container .
The five - Imperial gallon containers of FloraLife ® Flower Foods now boast a novel , rock-bottom - plastic palpebra . The lid was also redesigned with a convenient pull tab key that can be easy removed without damage to the container , admit for the five - gal pail containers to now be reused by wholesaler and florists for flower entrepot or other U.S. .
EthylBloc ™ hand truck kit , which are typically used in motortruck trailers , sea freightage containers , ice chest , and greenhouses , have been condensed in size , reduce charge plate by more than 10 percent . The kit admit the same technology , a water - soluble , premeasured packet of EthlyBloc , and a buffer mixing solution that , when combined , releases for slow and constant exposure to the reinvigorated cut flower or plants . Because of the pocket-size size of it , more hand truck kits can fit on a palette , thus keep down freight emission by as much as 20 percent .
“ Not only was FloraLife able-bodied to reduce the plastic content in our five - gallon buckets , but we were also able to make them recyclable , which is super handy for florists and supports our reuse rule , ” said Mark Allen , Global Product and Sustainability Manager , FloraLife . “ Reducing the size of it and amount of plastic used in the truck kit container supply a decrement of more than 1,500 pounds of plastic each yr . ”
This enterprisingness to reduce the plastic in these FloraLife containers patronize the sustainable packaging commitment that FloraLife outlined in its 2025 Sustainability Plan . The sustainability enterprisingness is the company ’s long - term program targeted for 2025 that carry out the reduce , reuse , recycle , and respect principle in five loyalty areas : clime change , weewee stewardship , ware portfolio , sustainable packaging , and stakeholder awareness .
“ We are count at all of our production course ’s packaging with magnifying glasses and have been take a shit changes wherever potential , ” tally Allen . “ shaping employment has been
a magnanimous direction sphere of improvement , and we are proud of with these alteration that we have implemented . ”
For more selective information : FloraLifewww.floralife.comFor more information on FloraLife ’s sustainability first step , contact Mark Allen , Global Product and Sustainability Manager , at[email protected ] .
