Sustainability

Sustainable packaging

Sustainable packaging can reduce your environmental impact while maintaining the protection and performance your products require.

Sustainable packaging means considering the materials used, how the packaging is designed and manufactured, and what happens to it at the end of its useful life. Whether it’s recyclable, made from recycled materials or designed for reuse, the right packaging solution can help reduce environmental impact without compromising on performance.

At Suttons Performance Packaging, we are committed to continually improving sustainability across our business and helping our customers achieve their own environmental goals.

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Ways we can improve your sustainability

Our approach to your packaging – design-led, collaborative, precisely tailored to your application – typically has many advantages when considering sustainability, too. By working with us at Suttons Performance Packaging, we can help improve the sustainability of your packaging in several ways.

Recycled materials

We can manufacture your foam and corrugated packaging with recycled materials.

Recyclable materials

We can also design and produce your packs so that they are fully recyclable by end users.

Material substitution

Our expert designers can engineer out hard-to-recycle materials without compromising performance.

Material reduction

By designing custom packaging, we can typically achieve significant material reductions, saving on costs and resources.

Transport optimisation

Custom-sized packaging also reduces the impact of your transport, lowering CO2 emissions through improved efficiency.

FSC® certified packaging

As part of Macfarlane Packaging, we can supply FSC® certified packaging as required.

Damage prevention

Eliminating damage reduces the environmental costs of returns through additional transport and waste through damaged products.

On pack labelling

We can add appropriate recycling symbols and instructions to your packs, improving recycling rates among end users.

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Our foam recycling service

We can offer a foam recycling service for our customers who generate significant amounts of waste foam material.

This service involves collecting and adding your foam waste to our recycling processes. We have a full waste carrier license, allowing our vehicles to collect your foam following delivery of your packaging. We then return your foam waste to our site on the return journey.

Please note that this service is only available to customers who generate specific volumes of foam waste.

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FAQs

Yes, we can review your existing packaging and identify opportunities to reduce material use, switch to more sustainable materials, improve recyclability or optimise the pack design for transport.

Yes, we can manufacture both corrugated and foam packaging using recycled materials, depending on your product and performance requirements.

Yes, our bespoke design approach allows us to create packaging that is precisely tailored to your product. This can help eliminate unnecessary material, reduce packaging waste and potentially lower your costs without compromising protection.

Yes, we can collect your foam waste from eligible customers and return it to our site for recycling. The service is designed for customers generating sufficient volumes of foam waste, helping divert material from disposal and supporting a more circular approach to packaging.

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Why work with us?

Put simply, by working with us at Suttons Performance Packaging, you can expect a wealth of experience and benefits that directly impact the success of your operations:

Flexible stock levels

We can manufacture packaging for a range of requirements, from smaller production runs through to larger ongoing volumes and increased demand.

Bespoke manufacturing

Our in-house facilities allows us to manufacture packaging to your exact size, specification and application requirements.

Expert design and prototyping

Our experienced in-house designers work closely with our manufacturing team to develop and prototyping packaging solutions tailored to your products.

Industry knowledge

We have extensive experience manufacturing packaging for technology, IT, medical, scientific, aerospace, precision engineering and manufacturing applications.

Product protection

We manufacture packaging designed to protect your products throughout handling, storage and transit, with options such as bespoke foam inserts and ISTA testing where required.

UK-wide delivery

With our own delivery fleet and UK-wide warehousing network, we can provide reliable packaging deliveries wherever your business is located.

Quality assured

Our in-house production gives us greater control over the quality and consistency of your packaging, from materials and printing through to finishing and assembly.

Dedicated support

Our designers, product advisers, production team and customer service staff work together to support you from initial requirements through to delivery.

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