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Treepac: Essential Designs Award-Winning Sustainable ConceptAccording to the Environmental Protection Agency, paper products are the biggest single component of community waste, with 85 million tons generated in 2006.
Though much of this is recycled, the sheer volume compelled the team at product development consultancy Essential to examine their own consumption habits.
Frustrated by their findings, the team devised a solution-the Treepac.
Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) judges took notice and honored the concept with a Silver International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) in the Ecodesign category.
Treepac is a reusable shipping container intended to replace cardboard boxes.
The structure is made entirely of sustainable wood-based polymer cellulose acetate, Treepac is used like cardboard packaging but is designed to enable and encourage people and companies to improve their environmental footprint.
The more times each pack is used, the greater its positive effect on the environment.
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July 21, 2008 | Viewed 55,665 time(s)
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