Circular Economy: Compostable Material

Circular Economy: Compostable Material

Compostable bags take a different track to Sustainability All organic matter will eventually biodegrade including plastic made from fossil fuels. However, the time-frames organic matter biodegrades varies on an exponential scale. The term biodegradable is essentially...

ClearView Packaging Employee Spotlight

ClearView Packaging Employee Spotlight Did you know that ClearView Packaging (CVB) has 70 employees? Five of the seventy have been employed by CVB for more than 30 years. One in particular just celebrated her 45th anniversary with our company. Betty Kappes has been...
Packaging Changes as Volume Grows

Packaging Changes as Volume Grows

New products in their infancy often use simple packaging.  As the volume grows, the package evolves to better represent the product, aid in selling the product and help in packaging the product.  The progression is typically seen as a move from generic stock bags to...
Custom Printed Bags & Cost of Print Plates

Custom Printed Bags & Cost of Print Plates

Print plates are a one time added cost when purchasing custom polybags. Once print plates are made, they can be used over and over again with no added fee (plates do wear over time but typically plates last at least 20+ runs). How are print plate costs determined? Why...
Charting LDPE Resin and Crude Oil Prices

Charting LDPE Resin and Crude Oil Prices

5/25/17 Although crude oil is a source of raw materials for making plastics, it is not the major source for plastics manufacturing in the United States. Modifications to natural gas account for more plastics production domestically. That said, a prevailing thought...