BIS is switching to "ecopak" recyclable packaging

[Brian]

Welcome, Robert! Big fan and avid collector of your label. In case you log back in again some time, one thing I am curious about: the press release says that once current stock of the BIS back catalogue runs out, those CDs will also be sold in the ecopak. Will there be a way for customers to know when that occurs, or will it be the responsibility of the online retailers to notate the packaging?

I ask because down the road, I will be trying to acquire these ecopaks wherever possible...

[Omicron9]

Hello, all.

Someone pointed me to this Forum, and so I thought I'd chip in.

Here some answers from the goat's mouth:

- No, they won't be shrink-wrapped.  Would be totally illogical.  I have carried some dummies in my pockets for months now.  No sign of wear or tear, but even if there were, it is a small price to pay for the ecological gains.
- The SACD is stuck into a paper envelope before inserting into the BIS ecopak.  It does not, repeat NOT, fall out, but is easily removable.  It doesn't scratch.
- The sticker is removable.
- As of June New Releases, everything will be in the BIS ecopak.  Some even before that.

Can someone tell the moderator that it is extremely difficult for a colourblind person to see the letters needed to verify, and that a Swede doesn't necessarily know the continuation of "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy ..."  My English is better than most's, but I didn't grow up with English nursery rhymes!  Sure Mrs. Google did provide the answer, but, really....

Nice to see the interest.  Now I am hoping for our colleagues to follow suit.

Best - Robert (von Bahr, aka bissie)

Greetings, Robert and welcome to the forum.

Thank you for your clarifications and information.  I have many of your titles on my shelves, but now look forward even more to additional BIS content on the shelves.  Please do continue BIS's great work.

Kind regards,
-09

[bissie]

Welcome, Robert! Big fan and avid collector of your label. In case you log back in again some time, one thing I am curious about: the press release says that once current stock of the BIS back catalogue runs out, those CDs will also be sold in the ecopak. Will there be a way for customers to know when that occurs, or will it be the responsibility of the online retailers to notate the packaging?

I ask because down the road, I will be trying to acquire these ecopaks wherever possible...

Yes, that's true.  We will try to change to the BIS ecopak, once stocks run out of older items.  One difficulty will be the print pricing for small quantities of the new packaging, but I will be talking to the manufacturer in early March to see what can be done.  No, there are no plans for going public with the fact, once a packaging is changed.  Would not be fair to the distributors that may be sitting on the older ones.  Anyway, I am now proof-reading one after the other of the new releases, and, even though I am partial, they do look much better than the Jewel Case.  The main thing, however, is to reduce the usage and waste of plastic and fuel to transport it.
Thanks for your nice words, and those of -09.
Robert

[Pat B]

Thanks for clarifying, Robert.

I replace most of my jewel cases with space-saving sleeves, a process which, among other disadvantages, makes me keenly aware of the amount of plastic involved. From the photos above, it looks like your new packaging will fold flat-ish. A very nice solution!