Experience GreenSweep™: Our Commitment to Sustainability

Jones Packaging is a world-class provider of premier packaging solutions and innovations. GreenSweep™ is our business-to-business sustainability process that ensures responsible packaging design and delivery.

Recognized as a sustainable packaging leader, Jones Packaging:

• was the first folding carton converter in Canada to be certified to the environmental standard ISO 14001
• achieved registration to the sustainable forestry initiatives; SFI, FSC and PEFC
• uses the Walmart Scorecard software for design optimization
• received a Gold Award and four Citations for Sustainable Leadership by the Packaging Association of Canada
• awarded the Silver Award for Environmental Printing from PrintAction

Canon Ink Cartridges were originally packaged in a PVC clamshell with internal plastic dividers for 15 SKUs. Our GreenSweep™ process resulted in a new paperboard package that provided impressive statistics for both the positive impact on the environment and for meeting Canon’s business objectives.

• Reduced the packaging footprint by 30%
• Reduced the package weight by 28%
• Diverted 70 tonnes of plastic from landfill
• 100% biodegradable
• 100% recyclable through curbside pickup
• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 12%
• Reduced the number of pallets by 3%