Life Cycle Approach™

Eurofresh Farms launched an internal company-wide packaging initiative, the Life Cycle Approach™, in 2007 in response to the negative effects that packaging can have on water and land usage. The first phase of this initiative involved converting all white paper preprint boxes to Kraft paper boxes. These wax – free unbleached boxes are environmentally more “green,” taking less wood to produce, using less energy, more readily including recycled fibers, and producing fewer questionable by products. In addition, Kraft boxes are 40 percent recyclable. 

Additional efforts in reducing plastic packaging led us to convert our clear plastic clamshell packaging to 50 percent recycled material. We are continually working to improve our packaging efforts by evaluating vendors with higher concentrations of recycled and biodegradable materials, and in the coming months will be implementing further packaging improvements.