# 160 - Sustainable shipping materials with Lorne Herszkowicz from HexcelPack

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2022-10-20
- Length: 26m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-10-20-160-sustainable-shipping-materials-with-lorne-herszkowicz-from-hexcelpack
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/160-sustainable-shipping-materials

## Summary

Lorne Herszkowicz, partner at HexcelPack, explains how his company provides a suite of paper-based shipping packaging solutions to replace plastic void fill, bubble wrap, and stretch wrap. He details the Hexcel Wrap, Hexcelope mailer, and Textile Stretch, emphasizing their ability to integrate into both manual and automated packing environments while reducing damage and freight costs. The discussion covers the total cost of ownership benefits, including labor savings and improved freight efficiency, as well as the consumer advantage of 100% curbside recyclability.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-10-20-160-sustainable-shipping-materials-with-lorne-herszkowicz-from-hexcelpack#t=3) Introduction and Guest Background
- [7:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-10-20-160-sustainable-shipping-materials-with-lorne-herszkowicz-from-hexcelpack#t=441) HexcelPack's Paper-Based Product Suite
- [10:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-10-20-160-sustainable-shipping-materials-with-lorne-herszkowicz-from-hexcelpack#t=631) Manual vs. Automated Integration
- [16:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-10-20-160-sustainable-shipping-materials-with-lorne-herszkowicz-from-hexcelpack#t=998) Total Cost of Ownership and ROI
- [20:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-10-20-160-sustainable-shipping-materials-with-lorne-herszkowicz-from-hexcelpack#t=1244) Consumer Recyclability and Global Distribution

## Topics

- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Packaging design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/packaging-design)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- HexcelPack (company)
- Hexcel Wrap (product)
- Hexcelope (product)
- Kirby mailer (product)
- Textile Stretch (product)
- Specright (company)
- Spark Packaging (company)

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