A Broader Understanding of Prosperity In business terms, prosperity is often measured as profit. But profit is not the purpose of our business—rather, it is how we fund our future and make our business sustainable for all stakeholders. With profit we acknowledge the...
Sustainability
Sustaining Our People
A Holistic Understanding We believe that work empowers people to grow: physically, psychologically and socially. As people satisfy their need to grow, the organization where they work grows too. And the more an organization provides meaningful work, the...
Why don’t you make boxes from 100% recycled materials?
As our industry continues to innovate and incorporate recycled materials into our products, sustainability-minded consumers might assume that the higher the percentage of recycled material, the better or more sustainable the product. However, it might surprise you to...
Life Cycle of a Box
We make sure that each phase of a container’s production protects our customers and our planet. It’s important to us that our corrugated packaging is an environmentally sound choice: it’s renewable, recyclable, and compostable. Let’s take a closer look at the process....
Introducing Sustainability Reporting
Coastal Container’s purpose is to protect our customers’ products and reputations from dock to destination. As inhabitants of our community, nation and planet, we understand our responsibility to also protect the places we do business and the people who live there. We...
Coastal Container earns Sustainable Forestry Initiative certifications
Coastal Container, leader in corrugated packing products and services, earned the Chain of Custody Standard and the Fiber Sourcing Standard certifications from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). The completion of the certifications emphasizes the company’s...
Coastal Container Named “Biggest Loser” in Battle of the Buildings
Coastal Container Named “Biggest Loser” in 2018 Battle of the Buildings Coastal Container, a packaging solutions company, today announced their second consecutive recognition as a “Biggest Loser” in the Battle of the Buildings competition. The Battle of the Buildings...
Outside the Box — Going Green Boosts Coastal Container’s Bottom Line
From the Holland Sentinel: Brent Patterson’s life has been surrounded by cardboard packaging, yet that hasn’t stopped him from thinking outside of the box. He has worked with packaging materials every day since he turned 14. He has run businesses in the industry for...