Packing Papers Are Still Great Packaging Solutions

Packing Papers Are a Cost Effective, Practical, and an Efficient Sustainable Packaging Material

The world of protective packaging has grown exceedingly complex. Options for void fill material, cushioning, and wrapping include inflatable air bags, foam in bag technologies, eco friendly loose fill (”packing peanuts”), recycled bubble and recycled polyethylene foam materials, die cut foams, and die cut corrugated.

One option, packing papers, has been around for a long time – and still makes sense. Paper continues to be widely used in the industrial and moving and storage markets for void fill, wrapping, cushioning, and surface protection. Perhaps the versatility of packing papers explains its continued popularity.

Packing papers are available in a wide variety of grades and strengths.

• Virgin Kraft Paper – A very strong and relatively expensive paper often used for wrapping products with sharp edges or surface protection of delicate surfaces.
• Recycled Kraft Paper – These packing papers contain various degrees of post consumer waste (PCW) and while not as strong as virgin kraft, can be used for a wide range of packaging applications.
• Bogus Paper – Bogus paper is made from a variety of recycled paper sources, including old corrugated containers (OCC) and chipboard. It generally contains 100% post-consumer waste content and is much softer than, though not as strong as, kraft papers. Bogus is a very effective, sustainable, user friendly, and inexpensive void fill material.
• Recycled Newsprint – Once a mainstay of the moving and storage industry for wrapping and cushioning, industrial newsprint has become less available in recent years due to the decline of the newspaper industry. Since industrial newsprint is produced from newspaper-grade newsprint scrap, there is simply less of it around. Newsprint is, however, an extremely versatile paper suitable for cushioning, surface protection, and void fill.

Packing papers are available in rolls and sheets and seldom require automation for dispensing. This is an important advantage for industrial operations where automation is not practical, or in the moving and storage industry, where automation is not feasible.

Please contact us to discuss how packing papers could fill a void in your packaging application!