Cascades has launched a new packaging basket made of recycled and recyclable cardboard to store fresh products that are environmentally friendly. This new product is a suitable replacement for food packaging that is not easily recycled. This product is designed using the well-known principles of environmental protection and complies with the circular economy approach. By using recycled corrugated cardboard in the design of this packaging, this company supports society's efforts to reduce environmental impacts and meets consumer demand for environmentally friendly packaging. This product is the result of the expertise and work of a multidisciplinary team, whose innovative design allows for convenient transportation, thereby reducing transportation costs and the need for storage space. This new corrugated basket for fresh fruits and vegetables can meet the highest standards of environmental responsibility. The closed corrugated basket for fruits and vegetables has recently become eligible for the How2Recycle program, making it easier for producers to obtain certification. This basket has already proven itself in prestigious food industry competitions and has received many awards in the category of sustainable and innovative design. These awards were in the sustainable design category for the PAC World Awards 2023, for the Innovation Award 2022, awarded by the Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec, as well as the Grands DUX 2023 Award, for environmentally friendly packaging initiatives.

About Cascades

Founded in 1964, Cascades provides sustainable, innovative, and value-added packaging, hygiene, and recovery solutions. The company employs approximately 10,000 talented people in a network of approximately 80 facilities located in North America. Cascades is cooperatively managed, with half a century of experience in recycling and continuous efforts in the development of recycled products, and continues to provide innovative products that customers have come to trust, and along the way, to the well-being of people, it helps communities and the entire planet. Cascades shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CAS.

Advantages of recyclable packaging Cascades

Here we describe some advantages of the Cascades recyclable packaging:

1)      Reduces carbon footprint

Mostly, customers are concerned about the impact of packaging on the environment, by changing the packaging to be more environmentally friendly, the negative impact of these products on the environment in the form of a carbon footprint will be reduced. A carbon footprint is the level of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are consumed. Reduce CO2 emissions by using recyclable packaging.

2)      Eco-friendly packaging provides more storage space

Another amazing benefit that using sustainable packaging offers is the availability of more storage space. This space includes transportation space, it allows you to transport more goods than before and thus pay fewer transportation costs.

3)      It is free of toxins and allergens

Many consumers are concerned about packaging materials and their effects on their health and well-being. Using non-allergenic and non-toxic packaging materials for fresh products allows customers to live healthier lives and use and enjoy natural and fresh products with less worry. Conclusion Since there are many concerns about pollution caused by the accumulation of non-recyclable waste and its impact on the health of humans, plants, and animals, the use of Cascades packaging, which is environmentally friendly packaging, has attracted a lot of attention. It has caught on and is becoming the most profitable marketing strategy, many brands are joining this stable daily.