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Eco-News

Christmas in July at Nashville Wraps

July 15, 2011

Christmas comes early in the retail business, and even earlier for gift packaging companies like Nashville Wraps. 9 New Holiday Collections For a sneak peak of Christmas in July, our new Santa Peppermint Twist & Festive Holiday Twist Collections above are lighthearted fun with peppermints and polka dots. These paper shopping bags are made in [...]

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Cut your electric bill in half

June 24, 2011

I was able to save 1700 kwh (kilowatt hours) off last month’s electric bill, cutting my bill in half – and here is how I did it. While this may not have direct bearing on packaging supplies, it may give you ideas for saving energy at your business or home.

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Saving Trees One Gift Bag at a Time

June 20, 2011

Terri Martin wants to change the way people think about reusing gift bags. After digging through her used gift bag pile, she discovered they were neither made in USA or of recycled material. That prompted Terri to start a business that made sense for the environment. Gift ‘n Grow offers eco-friendly, 100% recycled paper gift [...]

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A Bed and Breakfast Story that Ends with the Love of Chocolate

May 16, 2011

Owning a bed and breakfast was a dream of Nashville Wraps customers’ Mark and Kim LaPolla. While working in the computer industry in California, they began searching online for B&B’s and discovered Greenville Arms 1889 Inn located outside of Albany, New York. They fell in love with it and purchased it in 2004.

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Reusable Bag Update – Plastic vs. Cotton Bags

May 2, 2011

Every time I go to the grocery I take an impromptu poll on people that bring their reusable grocery bags. It’s about 20% now at Publix depending on which clerk you ask. Last year it was 15%. Remember when activist groups were freaking out over “billions of plastic bags”? So now we have billions of [...]

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I don’t like Earth Day.

April 22, 2011

Yes, it’s official: I don’t like Earth Day! And it’s for the same reasons that I don’t like Easter, Valentine’s Day or Thanksgiving either. What a cynic, you say! You may be right, but read more to find out why. Leading up to Earth Day I usually get a ton of spam announcing someone’s Earth [...]

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Mother’s Day Gift Packaging to Generate Sales

March 14, 2011

Mom’s special day is right around the corner and it is time to get creative with special packaging to boost your sales for this important retail occasion. How about mixing some pretty packaging into your store displays: wrapped boxes, bags with coordinating tissue, and gift or gourmet wares in pretty feminine packaging. Then strategically display [...]

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Green Washing at Nashville Wraps?

February 7, 2011

Can you save 15% on car insurance… Is green washing at Nashville Wraps hard to believe? You betcha! Recently a comment came to my attention that posed an interesting question, basically the comment was “how is it that Nashville Wraps is the “Leader in Eco-Friendly Packaging” but you mail catalogs in a plastic bag? I [...]

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When we ban plastic bags.

January 31, 2011

A few years ago that strong, thin and sort of crinkly plastic was thought to be a modern miracle product; now it seems to be the poster child for all the undesirable elements of our disposable society in general. Many would like to see us change… and we should.

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