In the environmental services industry, packaging cannot just be about efficiencies. It must revolve around safety, compliance, and reliability. Whether handling contaminated soils, refinery byproducts, or hazardous waste streams, the stakes are too high for anything less than packaging you can trust.
At PackGen, we’ve been proud to serve the environmental services industry for decades. In fact, we helped redefine the category itself, by being the first to introduce the pop-up style bulk packaging design that has since become the industry standard.
The First to Innovate
Back when PackGen was originally founded in 1979, environmental services companies were limited to rigid, costly, and hard-to-handle containers. That all changed when our founder, John Lapoint III, introduced the pop-up hazmat container, a collapsible, easy-to-deploy solution that combined strength with efficiency.
This design allowed companies to:
- Safely manage and transport UN-regulated hazardous materials.
- Save valuable floor space with collapsible knockdown storage.
- Reduce setup and handling time with packaging that was ready to go when needed.
The pop-up style design didn’t just change PackGen’s business, it changed the entire industry and has now become the industry standard for regulated one way cubic yard containers.
Carrying Innovation Forward
Today, that spirit of innovation lives on in PackGen’s modern hazmat packaging line, which continues to serve environmental service providers, refineries, and industrial clients across the country.
Our hazmat containers are designed for:
- Strength & compliance: UN-certified, tested, and trusted for hazardous and regulated materials.
- Ease of use: Collapsible, pop-up design for fast deployment and efficient storage.
- Operator safety: Engineered with handling in mind to reduce strain and risk.
- Sustainability: Uses less material and space, reducing transportation and disposal costs.
From refineries around the world to environmental clean-up projects in our backyard in New England, PackGen containers are proving every day that safe, smart packaging makes a difference.
Why It Matters for Environmental Services
Environmental service providers face increasing pressure from regulators, from clients, and from communities to handle hazardous materials responsibly. Packaging plays a critical role in meeting those expectations.
By partnering with PackGen, companies get more than a container, they get the backing of a family-owned Maine manufacturer that has been pioneering safer, more efficient packaging for over three generations.
Looking Ahead
Just as we transformed hazmat packaging with our original pop-up design, we’re committed to carrying that same mindset forward. Our team continues to invest in product development to ensure environmental service providers have the best tools for the job—today and tomorrow.
At the end of the day, PackGen believes that safer packaging means safer communities. And that’s a legacy we’re proud to stand behind.