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M a N a G e M e N t they are molded into a variety of wine shipper forms and sizes. "It's technically impossible to have 100% recycled product," Adams said, citing quality issues. "It took a lot of trial and error" to achieve the ideal balance. The recycled material comes from a va- riety of sources: "Some is post-industrial scrap, some is returned by consumers. We take scrap back from anywhere," he said. EcoSix EPS is, he insisted, endlessly recyclable. According to the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers (epspackag- ing.org), more than 69 million pounds of foam were recycled in 2008, including 34.6 million pounds of post-consumer packaging and 35.8 million pounds of post-industrial packaging. The alliance claims an average of 12% of the material is recycled. Its website lists EPS recy- cling drop-off locations in 40 states and Mexico, and provides instructions for mail-in recycling. Currently, ACH produces EcoSix inserts in two-packs, three-packs and two different 12-pack sizes to accommodate differently shaped bottles and shipment configurations, according to regional sales manager Keith Baechle. Heritage Paper of Livermore, Calif., supplies the corrugated WV_TrustedPartner_111810.pdf 1 molded pulp fiber and were especially drawn to foam's thermal properties. They liked the price, as well. "We're saving about 15% over pulp," Westfall said. That's a substantial amount for a company sending hundreds if not thou- sands of shipments per week. ACH makes EcoSix shipping inserts to hold two, three or 12 wine bottles. outer cartons. Baechle quoted typical cost for a 12-bottle case, including box and insert, at "less than $5." ACH deals primarily with fulfillment 11/18/10 12:49 PM houses, including Winery Insider (win- eryinsider.com, invino.com) an online, members-only wine retailer based in Northern California. "We moved from standard pulp to ACH in June 2010," said co-founder Tony Westfall. The retailers felt that foam is more protective than Pulp preferred Vynapse LLC (dba Pack n' Ship Direct) of Windsor, Calif., provides consumer-direct shipping services including warehousing, storage, fulfillment and packaging for some 250 West Coast wineries. Nohemi Flores, business developer, explained that wines come to the company's warehouses from all sizes of wineries—sometimes in cases, sometimes in pallets. "We provide the shippers," Flores said. Pack n' Ship will use whatever materi- als the client requests, but a conversation with Jeff Weiss, operations manager, and Rick Gant, from the company's supplier Landsburg Packaging Plus, revealed a strong bias for old-fashioned, biodegrad- able molded fiber "laydown" inserts. Pack n' Ship sources the familiar "egg carton" trays from Western Pulp Products Co., which uses a minimum of 99% post-con- sumer recycled paper, verified by Scientific Trusted partners are hard to find. You work tirelessly to make sure that your customers receive nothing less than exceptional quality. You deliver time and time again. Rest assured, when it comes to your packaging, we will have your back. Wine Shippers | Corrugated Cartons | Solid Fibre Slip Sheets | High Graphics Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. longviewfibre.com Product info: info@longfibre.com Phone toll free: 877.734.9321 QSEE US AT UNIFIED, BOOTH #2207 Wines & Vines JAnUARY 2011 75