subject: Acid Free Storage Boxes [print this page] More companies have taken a stronger initiative to sustainable and environmental products. With topics and items that were once irrelevant to people such as carbon footprint, indoor and outdoor air quality, and volatile organic chemicals; these topics have become a forefront of ethical and intelligent business practices today. One example in which conversations into sustainable business practices has taken place is in the industry of archive boxes.
The traditional practices used for document storage boxes would include carbon storage boxes being extracted the pulp of tree that is chemically compressed and manufactured. With the minimal expenditure used per box the profit margin gained would be practical for business bottom line. This is especially necessary with the reduction of paper being used with the increase in environmental awareness. The need for office storage boxes is reduced and alternatives are being used. For instance, people would reduce their paper output and become an organization that relies on the computers to store, share, and exchange information. With the reduction in paper output the need for record storage boxes to record, file, and store the archived documents becomes unnecessary.
A way to balance the archive boxes industry and the sustainability movement is by looking at ways to create boxes which are more environmentally friendly. With more technology involved the manufacturing of acid free storage boxes help maintain the environment involvement of these products. Acid free storage boxes uses a neutral pH on the outer coating of the box which will increase the sturdiness while reducing the damaging effects it has on the its content. For storage boxes with lids, the contaminants of the box often lose its color, ink filings, or coating because of acid produced on document storage boxes.
One of the most beneficial components of acid free storage boxes is the ability to become recyclable. These boxes contain similar medium as corrugated storage boxes to increase the sturdiness of the items. The corrugated medium does not contain acidic proponents and will not damage any of the internal items. Unlike cardboard storage boxes which can acidly chip away and the covers of textbook and important documents. Another alternative commonly used is the plastic corrugated totes instead of document storage boxes. Plastic corrugated totes has the sturdiness of required and does not has the acid component. The downside to plastic is the lack of malleability involved in the items. Multiple plastic containers will up more individual space than office storage boxes. The reason these archive boxes are design with corrugated medium is to keep the firmness just like plastic in a smaller space size.
There are many key factors companies are taking into consideration as they look to balance efficiency, productivity, and ethical care. The ethical care may strike down the efficiency from the point of view of the company involved. Sustainability movement is about moving the effective components of what we do today and making it safe for the environment. Document storage boxes are already being used. By creating acid free storage boxes, it demonstrates the value of testing for the environment while increasing efficiency.
