Item Products - Box Latch
Box Latch was designed to change the way we use and reuse cardboard boxes. An innovative closure that replaces the need for adhesive tape or staples, Box Latch works by securing the flaps of corrugated boxes together without damaging the material, thereby providing a long-term solution to effective corrugate waste management. Manufactured with recycled content material, exempt from the plastic packaging tax, and recyclable via the domestic waste system, Box Latch is highly effective at promoting recycling and reuse throughout the packaging, warehousing, and logistics industries.
The first generation of Box Latch devices was manufactured in 2010. Since then, the product has been used by distribution centers across the globe to provide sustainable logistical supply chain solutions. The success of the product has been achieved largely by organizations embracing circular economy thinking and providing the education and customer service needed to incorporate Box Latch into their operations.
Corrugated boxes have existed for nearly 150 years without a simple, effective box-closing and reopening system. Tape, staples, glues, and straps all destroy boxes, limiting their reuse or making them non-reusable. Box Latch extends the lives of boxes and markedly reduces costs for tape and the expense incurred in its disposal. Each time Box Latch and the boxes are re-used, the savings are magnified – without the transportation, labor, and energy costs required to transport materials to recycling centers, remanufacture them, and return them to use and circulation. As proven, by reusing boxes 10 to 25 or more times, the reduced costs and environmental savings are extraordinary.
Another innovative device from the same product portfolio is Clip & Stack, a novel recycled plastic corner fixing mechanism designed to hold corrugated box flaps out of the way for packing or unpacking. As with Box Latch, Clip & Stack can be used hundreds or thousands of times and allows boxes to be stacked in a tote configuration while open so that they are ready when needed at peak times. Working with single, double, and triple wall board, the use of the device removes the need for elastic bands to keep boxes open. Clip & Stack is ideal for warehouses, fulfillment, co-packers, and pick & pack operations, enabling a much safer activity while also keeping boxes damage-free.
Both products help promote the magnifying power of corrugate box reuse. Through their use, they illustrate to organizations how to reduce packaging expenses and sustain the environment while producing significant bottom-line benefits.
Videos of both products in action can be found at the online shop www.boxlatcheurope.com."