Sana Packaging
Sana Packaging
🏭 Colorado
What we like about Sana Packaging: Sana has a curated stock of cannabis packaging solutions, sourced from manufacturers that you’ll find recommended in our guide: Oceanworks, Tree Hugger, and Hemp Press.
Hemp plastic tubes & boxes
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Smooth material finish and interesting visual texture that shows the bio-based inputs.
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Bioplastics are primarily derived from renewable materials like plants and animals, instead of fossil fuels. Some bioplastics may have fossil fuel additives to enhance certain performance properties like flexibility.
While they do not rely on fossil fuels, Sana Packaging’s hemp plastic containers are classified as #7 resins, which are very unlikely to be recycled. This hemp plastic cannot be composted.
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Sana Packaging’s hemp plastic containers are classified as #7 resins, which are very unlikely to be recycled. This hemp plastic cannot be composted.
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If a bioplastic is compostable, it’s a good idea to let customers know that the second best option is reuse. If they can’t compost or reuse the plastic, it should go in the trash.
Bioplastics look and feel like traditional plastic, but most can’t be recycled, so proper disposal information should be an important part of the design. Tossing bioplastic in with recycling just adds an extra step on the way to landfill.
You could consider a takeback program. If you can work with an industrial composter that accepts bioplastic, you can bulk compost your packaging on behalf of customers.
HDPE jars & lids
100% recycled ocean-bound plastic
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Smooth and slightly gummier than a PET or PS. Takes well to embossing and debossing.
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Traditional plastic is derived from fossil fuels which are a non-renewable resource. Fossil fuels release vast amounts of greenhouse gases at every phase of production.
There are bio-based plastic alternatives (some with fossil fuel based additives, and some without). While not all of them are compostable, they can limit the amount of greenhouse gases in production, when compared to plastic made entirely of fossil fuels.
The vast majority of plastic (over 90%) is not recycled and ends up in landfills or waterways. Whether it ends up in a landfill or waterway, plastic takes decades to degrade.
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In the US, only around 5% of plastic waste was recycled in 2021. While plastics with the resin codes #1 and #2 (PET and HDPE) have a higher likelihood of being recycled, plastic as a whole has a very low likelihood of actually being recycled.
This is due to several factors including the lack of recycling infrastructure, the number of plastic types, the sheer volume of plastic waste, and the quick degradation of the polymers in recycling. Even if plastic ends up in a recycling bin, most of it will end up in landfills or oceans.
To minimize the amount of plastic sent to landfills, use paper-based or glass alternatives, or opt for refillable or practically reusable designs.
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Use discretion when using plastic resin codes (the recycling symbol surrounding a number).
Resin codes simply indicate the type of plastic an object is made from, not its recyclability. Whether or not a plastic can be recycled depends on individual cities’ waste infrastructure. In cities where plastics are accepted, resins #1 and #2 (PET and HDPE) are most commonly permitted, unless they’re made into plastic film.
On your design, it's ideal to indicate the plastic type and encourage to look up their city’s disposal rules for that type of plastic.
Compostable film bags and pouches
Made from FSC-certified cellulose. Heat sealable, food-grade certified, and compostable.
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We haven’t interacted with these bags yet, but they appear to be similar to glassine — a paper that’s processed in a way that gives it the look and feel of a wax paper. If it is glassine, then it’s all cellulose with no added materials or coating. Contact Sana for more information about the material.
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These bags are made from FSC certified cellulose. The FSC certification ensures that tree farming follows strict standards like restrictions on clear cuts and pesticide use.
It’s unclear if this bag has any additives or coatings, but if it is made completely from cellulose, then it should be recyclable. Sana says that the bag is compostable, but they don’t list certifications. Reach out to ask if it’s certified for home or industrial composting.
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Contact Sana to ask if these bags are made entirely of paper. If so, they should be recycled.
If not recycled, then they can be composted according to Sana’s website, but contact them to ask if these bags are certified for home or industrial compost.
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This bag may look or feel like plastic, but it’s made from cellulose. Let customers know what it’s made from and how to best dispose of it.
Jars & Bottles
Poly Bags & Films
Trays & Inserts
Paper Mailers
Cushioning
Corrugated
Folding Cartons
Food Service
Inks & Coatings
Raw Materials
Labels
Specialty Papers
