Cascades has been honoured with the People's Choice Award in the Eco-packaging Initiatives category at the DUX 2023 Grand Prix for its closed corrugated basket for fruits and vegetables.

The Eco-packaging Initiatives category recognizes a solution that reduces the impact of packaging on the environment through environmentally responsible practices and life cycle management. The new closed cardboard basket, launched in January 2023, was designed according to recognized eco-design principles, and is part of a circular economy approach. Made of recycled and recyclable cardboard, it is an alternative to the hard-to-recycle packaging currently on the market. It has been prequalified by How2Recycle as widely recycled in Canada and the United States.

The result of the expertise of a multidisciplinary team, the basket's innovative design allows for flat shipping, reducing transportation costs and the need for storage space. A mounting jig, specially designed for both basket formats (2l and 3l), will also speed up and simplify operations for producers.

Two Cascades products were among the finalists for the Grand Prix DUX in the eco-friendly packaging initiatives category: the northbox® OCEAN and the closed corrugated basket for fresh produce. These two solutions support the achievement of one of the objectives of its fourth Sustainability Action Plan, that 100% of its manufactured packaging be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030.

The closed basket also received a Distinction Award in the sustainable design category at the PAC Global Award 2023.

Source: Cascades February 24, 2023 news release