Packaging system for fruit and vegetables

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GREEN BOX®

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

🌿 Up to
-31% CO2
♻️ 100%
recyclable
📦 -76% raw
materials
GREEN BOX
  • Commercial name: GREEN BOX® GB100, GB73 and GB50.
  • 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: Scan the QR code to trace the product lifecycle.

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.
  • Materials 100% recyclable.
  • 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.

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:
  • Recyclability: 100%.
  • 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® packaging complies with Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, dated 27 October 2004, and is suitable for use in contact with food provided it is used in accordance with the indications stated in this declaration.

It is likewise declared that GREEN BOX® packaging complies with the specific regulations applicable to each of its components.

This Digital Product Passport provides transparent and up-to-date access to the technical, environmental and regulatory information of the packaging system throughout its entire lifecycle, contributing to a more sustainable and traceable supply chain.