Replace plastic hinged clamshells with this sustainable, recyclable produce box made from natural paperboard for your mushrooms, grapes, blueberries and live microgreens. This 3 Quart size usually holds 3 pounds of grapes.

Please call Linda at 859-630-2694 (or email [email protected]) for best pricing and freight costs to you for pallet quantities to your farm.

Sustainable Produce Container SPECIFICATIONS

• Shipped flat (unassembled) in stacks of 200 (34 pounds) 
• Shipping box dimensions of 200 shipped flat: 24”L x 18W” x 6”H
• Exterior dimensions flat: 24"L x 18”W
• Interior dimensions assembled: 7.5”W x 6.375"D x 4.4375”H
• Container weight: 2.8 oz
• Container material: .022 Aquakote Paperboard
• Case weight: 36 pounds, 32 cases/pallet, 6240 containers/pallet
• Approximate area on lid for label: 7.5"x2.75"

Sustainable Produce Container FEATURES

- Professional-looking vented container 
- 3 Quart SPC holds pears, blueberries, live microgreens, shiitake mushrooms, kiwi,  cherries, Brussels sprouts and grapes 
- 3 Quart size = 3 Pounds of grapes
- Kliklok sides for quick hand assembly or approximately 100 CPM machine assembly 
- Anchor/spear lock for a tamper-proof seal or tuck lid into the front wall for fast closure
- Glue dot areas on lid side for tamper-proof 100 CPM machine seal
- Reversible: container can be assembled with either white clay coated side out or natural brown on outside
- Full-color printing on the container is available for quantities of 1 pallet or more 
- Earth-themed cut out vents allow good visibility from all sides (sun, rain, birds, plants/flowers, wind, moon, heavens, earthworms/dirt)
- Made from .22 Aquakote stock, certified biodegradable and compostable (in 90 days)
- Aquakote white side folded in is good for packaging shorter live microgreens on grow mats
- Rigid enough to stack multiple containers 
- Vents allow airflow, minimizes condensation 
- Holds up well during temperature transitions from field to refrigerator
- Takes up less space when shipped
- Compostable, recyclable, easily biodegradable
- PFAS free (polyfluoroalkyl substances are "forever chemicals" coatings that help resist water, oil and heat but contaminate the environment and people)
- Alternative to plastic clamshells that virtually all recycling centers will NOT take (click to read more)
- Room on the lid for a sticker or stamp up to 3.5”x7” in size
- An area on the bottom of about 6"x7" for recipes, your farm story, anything your marketing mind can come up with that delights customers and helps sell more produce
- Patent-pending US 62/710,915

Sustainable Produce Container BENEFITS

- Less waste
- Happier customers
- A better world

See the latest news stories about the Sustainable Produce Container and our efforts to help save the world from single-use plastic: 

WXIX FOX19: Local Entrepreneur's Sustainable Produce Container Makes it to the Super Bowl
WKRC TV12:Local Farmer Designs System to Replace Plastic Products
WVXU Public Radio:Local Farmer Creates Eco-Friendly Packaging Fruits & Vegetables
Organic Produce Network:Alternative to Plastic Produce Containers Emerges from Small Midwest Farm
Fresh Plaza: Landwirtin kreiert umweltfreundliche Verpackung (Farmer Creates Environmentally Friendly Packaging)
Kentucky Department of Agriculture newsletter article: A Better Box 
Perishable News: Tomato Grower Introduces New Sustainable Produce Container
The Packer: Search for Sustainable Packaging Spurs New Product Line

Sustainable Produce Container Features

Check out the many great features of the Square Pint and also find out how to fold:

Sustainable Produce Container Video:

To order a custom inkless stamp for brown side printing, click here: CUSTOM STAMP

Use coupon code SPRING (or whatever season) for 10% off
Email us if you would like our Photoshop file for the best size: [email protected]
Tips on using a stamp:
- Apply the stamp standing up
- Apply even pressure
- Cool the stack of containers to be stamped in a cooler before stamping, hot temperatures can make the ink spread

* We are committed to replacing plastic! As our volumes go up, our prices will go down. That first million piece order will be good news for all of our growers!

***PLEASE NOTE: FOR SANITARY, STRUCTURAL & SUSTAINABLE REASONS THERE ARE NO REFUNDS ON ANY SUSTAINABLE PRODUCE CONTAINER PRODUCTS. ORDER A SAMPLE KIT FIRST TO MAKE SURE YOU ORDER THE RIGHT SIZE FOR YOUR PRODUCTS.***