Developed with the Poultry Industry - for the Poultry Industry
Greencoat for Poultry
Greencoat® was developed through a unique partnership between DS Smith and Mountaire Farms, one of the largest poultry processors in the U.S.. Today, Greencoat has revolutionized packaging in the poultry industry and is being used by leading processors in the business. It is shipped all over the world and the boxes don’t fail.
Financial Benefits
Costs less than wax boxes
Your customers save $50 to $70 per ton in disposal fees
Your customers earn $70 to $100 per ton by recycling
Increase sales with a distinctive, sustainable box
Environmental Benefits
FBA-approved, 100% recyclable and repulpable
Reduce box room waste by 50%
Reduced C02 emissions
Quarterly and Annual Sustainability Impact Reports
Product Benefits
Moisture resistant
Ideal for packing and shipping cold and wet products
Strong and durable
Easier to glue than wax
Superior meat release capabilities
Customizable to your needs
Mountaire Farms | Success Story
A sustainability initiative leads to the creation of Greencoat®, the strongest, 100% recyclable wax box alternative
The Problem
U.S. retailers and restaurants pay approximately $50 million annually to dispose of roughly 1.47 million tons of wax boxes used to pack and ship cold and wet products.
Back in 2004, Mountaire Farms started to hear grumblings from customers who were growing tired of bearing the monetary and environmental costs associated with wax box disposal. Mountaire saw change coming and wanted to get ahead of the curve. They scoured the packaging industry in hopes of finding a recyclable, wax replacement box that would provide them with the level of performance that they required. They found that this just didn’t exist.
The Solution
Realizing they needed an innovative packaging partner to develop the solution they sought, Mountaire found that partner in Interstate Container, now DS Smith. Greencoat is the result of this one-of- a-kind teamwork.
A recyclable box alone was not the ultimate goal: they needed a recyclable box that was just as strong and performed as well as wax. In 2010, Greencoat met those standards and was deemed a success. Mountaire was able to immediately transition the bulk of their poultry packaging to Greencoat boxes, with the remainder following closely behind.
The Results
Realizing they needed an innovative packaging partner to develop the solution they sought, Mountaire found that partner in Interstate Container, now DS Smith. Greencoat is the result of this one-of- a-kind teamwork.
A recyclable box alone was not the ultimate goal: they needed a recyclable box that was just as strong and performed as well as wax. In 2010, Greencoat met those standards and was deemed a success. Mountaire was able to immediately transition the bulk of their poultry packaging to Greencoat boxes, with the remainder following closely behind.
Mountaire picked up new customers and increased our volume with existing customers since we switched to Greencoat. We know, because we’ve been told, that it’s because of our boxes.
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