Warren Packaging makes the most of sustainable materials

Phil Warren of Warren Packaging talks to attendees at PMG and The Packer's West Coast Produce Expo June 3-4.
Phil Warren of Warren Packaging talks to attendees at PMG and The Packer's West Coast Produce Expo June 3-4.
(Photo: Amy Sowder)

PALM DESERT, Calif. — Sustainable packaging is top of mind for Phil Warren, owner of Warren Packaging Inc., Ontario, Calif.

Warren’s packaging offerings are paper-based, recyclable, biodegradable and compostable.

“We manufacture the big three: corrugated boxes, folding cartons or paper boxes and labels, he said.

Learn more about Warren Packaging.

While manning his booth June 4, at PMG and The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo, Warren showed one example, holding up a box with a window allowing shoppers to see the fresh produce.

“The plastic window, it isn’t actually plastic,” Warren said as he tapped it. “It’s cellulose, which is biodegradable and recyclable.”

Several of the other companies that had booths at the show, such as Peri & Sons, use his packaging, he said.

Retailers also use his packaging under the stores’ own private labels, such as Trader Joe’s and Sprouts Farmers Market.

Missed it?: West Coast Produce Expo packed with energy, more than 1,000 attendees

A day before the June 3-4 show, also at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, was the Sustainable Produce Summit, hosted by PMG and The Packer as well.

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