Packaging system for fruit and vegetables

Digital Product Passport

GREEN BOX®

The reusable packaging system that optimises costs and reduces environmental impact.

🌿 Up to
-31% CO2
♻️ Components compatible with recycling and material recovery
📦 -76% raw
materials
GREEN BOX
  • Commercial name: GREEN BOX® G100, G73 and G50.
  • Product type: Reusable packaging system for fruit and vegetables.
  • Manufacturer / responsible party: Green Box, S.L.
  • Sanitary registration number: 39.03186/V
  • Quality Management System: ISO 9001:2015
  • Digital identification: QR code providing access to technical, environmental, regulatory and circularity information about the GREEN BOX® system.

Packaging system designed for the transport, storage, distribution and sale of fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the supply chain. The product ensures content protection, logistics optimisation and compatibility with standards in the fresh produce sector.

It is designed for intensive and repeated use, maintaining its functional and structural performance throughout its useful life.

Main features:

  • Savings in transport and product handling due to its reduced tare weight. Greater load by reducing packaging weight and simple, safe palletisation.
  • Reduces incidents during transport and product loss due to its robustness and stability.
  • Increased sales thanks to a carefully crafted and personalised appearance.
  • Immediate service thanks to assembly centres located in the main agricultural production areas.
  • Network of recyclers and collectors of used material.
  • 100% of the components, by weight, are compatible with industrial recycling and material recovery processes.
  • Has an EPD within the framework of THE INTERNATIONAL EPD® SYSTEM, widely recognised nationally and internationally: Report verified by an independent external auditor providing quantified and comparable information on the environmental performance of the product throughout its Life Cycle based on ISO guidelines.

Main material: Multimaterial: cardboard, wood and plastic

CARDBOARD

Corrugated cardboard wrapping the wooden structure of the Green Box.

  • Composition: several layers of paper based on virgin fibre and recycled paper.
  • Dimensions (mm):
    • Height: 350 / 505 / 795 +/- 2mm
    • Width: 591 +/- 2 mm
    • Length: 786 +/- 2 mm
  • Folded collar length: 1,374 +/- 2 mm
  • Weight (g): 1,100 / 1,400 / 2,200 +/- 21 g.
  • Other specifications: four-colour printing plus one additional colour plus protective varnish on the outer paper.

WOOD

Origin: forests managed responsibly and sustainably.

  • Dimensions:
    • Slat 760 x 108(±2) x 9(±1)
    • Slat 545 x 59 (±1) x 9 (±1)
    • Square batten 505 / 720 / 990 x 49(±1) x 49(±1)
  • Weight (g): 2,000 / 2,800 / 3,900 +/- 40 g.

TRADE PALLET

Definition: Polypropylene base

  • Dimensions (mm):
    • Height: 145 +/- 2mm
    • Width: 600 +/- 2 mm
    • Length: 800 +/- 2 mm
  • Weight (g): 2,900 +/- 100 g.
  • Suitable for all types of food.
  • Extended, at room temperature or below.

STRAPPING

Recyclable, separable PET. Weight: 45 g (G50) / 64 g (G73) / 93 g (G100).

Recycled content: 40%.

Restricted substances: GREEN BOX® packaging is suitable for direct contact with dry, non-fatty foods, as well as foods with a shell, skin or that are washed before consumption.

The packaging system is manufactured through controlled industrial processes aimed at ensuring quality, traceability and resource efficiency. The production process incorporates continuous improvement criteria and reduction of environmental impact using solar energy and storage systems, enabling an energy-sustainable operation.

  • Environmental Product Declaration (EPD / DAP): Available.
  • Life cycle assessment (LCA): Carried out in accordance with ISO standards.
  • Environmental impacts analysed:
    • We reduce by 76% the amount of raw materials consumed in packaging.
    • CO2 impact between 21% and 31% lower than other packaging. With other systems, around 20% of transported product is lost, whereas with Green Box the percentage is practically zero.
    • We recycle and reuse our materials throughout Europe thanks to our network of partners, and we pay for it.

The detailed environmental information can be consulted through the digital identifier associated with this passport.

  • Transport, distribution and sale of fresh fruit and vegetables.
  • Use in logistics environments, packing centres, warehouses and points of sale.
  • Compatible with the standard logistics systems of the fresh produce sector.
  • Maintenance: No specific maintenance required beyond routine cleaning.
  • Estimated useful life: Prolonged, depending on conditions of use.
  • Reuse: Product designed for multiple use cycles, except for cardboard.
  • Repairability: Easy. The entire system is assembled and disassembled manually without staples, nails or glue.
  • Reuse: High, in accordance with intended use. Except for cardboard.
  • Lifecycle optimisation: The product design encourages continued use before final recycling.
  • EPD Dossier: Download EPD Dossier (PDF)
  • Assembly video:
  • Disassembly video:
  • 100% of the components, by weight, are compatible with industrial recycling and material recovery processes.
  • End-of-life management:
    The product can be recycled in accordance with the waste management systems currently in force in the European Union, with partners available throughout the territory.
  • Material separation: Easy. The entire system is assembled and disassembled manually without staples or nails.

GREEN BOX® has a Declaration of Conformity supported by technical documentation and declarations from the suppliers of its components. The system is designed and documented with regard to, among other applicable legislation, Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR), Regulation (EC) 1935/2004, Regulation (EC) 2023/2006, Regulation (EU) 10/2011 and its applicable amendments, and Regulation (EU) 2024/3190.

GREEN BOX® is designed to operate in open-loop reuse and recovery systems, with components that can be separated, repaired and managed individually at the end of their useful life. The specific conformity of each component is supported by the technical documentation and Declarations of Conformity of its respective suppliers.

The available documentation also supports compliance with applicable requirements concerning PFAS and heavy metals. The technical documentation will be updated as the delegated acts, implementing acts and European methodologies associated with the PPWR evolve.

Declaration of Conformity (PDF)

This Digital Product Passport provides up-to-date access to technical, environmental and regulatory information about the GREEN BOX® system, facilitating its identification, documentation and management throughout its lifecycle.

Last updated: November 2026

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about the digital product passport

What information does the digital product passport provide?

It provides technical, environmental and regulatory information about the Green Box system.

How are the components assembled and disassembled?

According to this page, the system is assembled and disassembled manually without staples or nails.

Where can I find the declaration of conformity?

The regulatory compliance section of this page includes a link to the PDF document.