As we work to fulfill our commitment to Building a Better World, our team is focused on top performing products while maximizing material circularity. Whether through partnerships with third-party recycling operations or refurbishment and reuse of containers, we continually seek opportunities to make our packaging greener and keep recyclables out of landfills to reduce waste.  

We use recycled content in packaging and look for ways to utilize less packaging in customer shipments. We use packaging containing post-consumer plastics to give products another life outside of a landfill. For example, each year, we use approximately 6 million 1-gallon paint cans that are made from 90% recycled material. The majority of our corrugated boxes use an optimized blend of recycled and virgin wood pulp. We also work with customers to ship orders together to reduce packaging waste, improve freight costs and increase customer convenience.

As product sustainability becomes increasingly important to our customers, we focus on reusing materials in our products. We educate our partners up and down the supply chain to ensure products are used responsibly and to work to convert to packaging made from recycled content or that can be recycled to reduce end-user waste.  

DayGlo upcycles post-industrial polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a waste product left over from plastic containers production, and grinds it down to use in its ECO Pigment line, which contains upwards of 26% recycled plastic.

Euclid Chemical is making concrete last longer with FIBERSTRAND REPREVE 225, a polyester synthetic microfiber made from REPREVE 225 fibers from recycled water bottles. These fibers serve as a replacement to steel rebar, providing 3-D protection against cracking with a reduced carbon footprint. Additionally, for every pound of FIBERSTRAND REPREVE 225 used, up to 10 plastic bottles are diverted from landfills.