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Pro-Form Earns Two 2025 Pregis Purpose Awards for Sustainability Leadership

Pro-Form Custom Packaging is proud to announce that we have been recognized with both the 2025 Pregis Purpose Renew Award and the 2025 Pregis Purpose Recover Award. 

"We’re grateful for our ongoing partnership with Pregis and the customers who help make these achievements possible," says Trey DeHart, Vice President, Business Development.

Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Recycled Content

Pro-Form received the 2025 Pregis Purpose Renew Award for helping reduce 150 metric tons of carbon emissions. We were able to meet this metric through the use of Pregis Renew™ solutions made with recycled content.

The impact of reducing 150 metric tons of carbon emissions is significant. This reduction is equivalent to recycling 53 tons of waste instead of sending it to a landfill, preventing the burning of more than 166,000 pounds of coal and avoiding the consumption of nearly 17,000 gallons of gasoline.

This award also reflects the role Pro-Form customers play in choosing sustainable packaging solutions that support long-term environmental goals.

Supporting a Circular Manufacturing Process

Pro-Form was also honored with the 2025 Pregis Purpose Recover Award for diverting 200,000 pounds of foam waste from landfills through the Pregis® Foam Densifier Program.

Through this program, foam scrap from manufacturing is compressed into dense polyethylene logs. These materials are then returned for recycling and reintroduced into future products rather than being discarded as waste.

This process provides many sustainability benefits, including:
 

  • Preserving valuable materials

  • Reducing landfill use 

  • Supporting a more circular manufacturing model

  • Extending the useful life of the material and reducing demand for virgin resources


The environmental benefits extend beyond recycling. Loose foam is lightweight and bulky, so it typically requires significant transportation capacity. Densification dramatically reduces shipping volume, allowing material that would normally require multiple truckloads to be transported much more efficiently.

Building a More Sustainable Future

Pro-Form and Pregis have worked together for years to help customers protect products, improve supply chain efficiency and support sustainability goals. This year's recognition demonstrates how those efforts are creating measurable environmental benefits.

"We work every day at Pro-Form to reduce waste," says Trey DeHart. "Receiving both the Renew and Recover Awards reflects the impact of our partnership with Pregis and our ongoing commitment to responsible manufacturing."

Frequently Asked Questions About Packaging and Sustainability

  1. What is recycled-content packaging?
    Recycled-content packaging is made using materials that have been recovered and processed for reuse rather than relying entirely on newly sourced raw materials. These materials can help reduce demand for virgin resources, lower greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainability initiatives.

  2. What is circular manufacturing?
    Circular manufacturing is an approach that keeps materials in use for as long as possible through reuse, recycling and recovery processes. Instead of disposing of materials after a single use, companies create systems that allow products and manufacturing byproducts to be reintroduced into future production cycles. 

  3. What is foam densification?
    Foam densification is the process of compressing lightweight foam scrap into dense, compact blocks or logs. Because foam is bulky and takes up significant space, densification makes it easier and more cost-effective to transport for recycling. This process can significantly reduce transportation requirements while supporting material recovery efforts.

  4. Why is landfill diversion important?
    Landfill diversion helps reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills by finding alternative uses for materials through recycling, reuse or recovery programs. Diverting materials from landfills conserves resources, reduces environmental impact and supports a more sustainable manufacturing process. Many organizations include landfill diversion as part of their broader environmental and sustainability strategies.

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