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5 Environmental Advantages

Of Corrugated Packaging

With more and more businesses being scrutinized for their
environmental impact, it’s more important than ever to turn to
responsible packaging choices. When considering shipping options,
brands want to know about the environmental effects of the materials
they use, along with how they can reduce their carbon footprint.

With eco-friendly solutions in high-demand by consumers, brand
owners are aware of the benefits of using more sustainable packaging,
such as paper-based corrugated. As ethical shopping has become
integral to the purchasing process, customers are now looking to Barry Tabor
select brands based largely on which ones are making a reasonable Managing Director
effort to be environmentally friendly. BCS

So, if you’re thinking about using forests—and replace harvested trees with sourced recycled content—which also
corrugated packaging, here’s how it might seedlings to begin the process again. minimizes environmental damage caused
help your business support responsible by excessive transportation.
sourcing while also considering the 3. Corrugated packaging is reusable
environment. Not only is corrugated packaging easily 5. Corrugated cases offer efficient
recyclable and renewable, but it can also protection for your products
1. Corrugated packaging contains be reused as is, helping to further reduce Many businesses today are creating right-
recycled content and is recyclable packaging costs and the environmental sized boxes for their products to help cut
The main ecological advantage of impact. Many corrugated case styles are down on the amount of material waste.
corrugated boxes is that they are made designed to be easily collapsible, and fully Doing so can also go a long way towards
from a high percentage of recycled paper, reusable. helping reduce your business’ carbon
think cartons or newspaper, and can be emissions when it comes to shipping
recycled again after they have been used. Most boxes are not instantly disposed of, so and transport. Since boxes are usually
Similarly, most corrugated packaging is why not make the most of their durability? rectangular—meaning they can easily and
made without dyes or bleaches, meaning Corrugated is known for being a solid, neatly stack with little space wasted—it
it can be disposed of more sustainably sturdy solution that can carry a range of allows businesses to fit more products into
than other types of material that contain weights—so cases can be used over and a smaller number of vehicles, which makes
contaminants. over for an array of products. a huge difference to a company’s carbon
And when cases reach the end of the line, footprint.
2. Corrugated packaging is consumers can still reuse them for storing
renewable documents or as floor protectors when
Manufactured from paper pulp, corrugated redecorating, for example. And, when they
packaging is predominately made from are finally done with them, consumers can Barry Tabor is managing director of
timber from fast-growing pine trees but simply recycle them. British Converting Solutions North
can also be created from woodchips and America LLC, which offers a range of
leftover materials from a range of paper- 4. Corrugated packaging helps to box making machinery to suit various
making processes. Plus, most corrugated save energy packaging needs. For more than 30
packaging is made up of around 70% to Another benefit of corrugated packaging years, BCS has been a leading provider
100% of recycled material. having a high percentage of recycled to international businesses, and it won
components is that it requires less energy The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for
Suppliers that make large amounts of international trade in 2016.
corrugated packaging usually harvest to make. Rather than producing cases from
materials from managed, sustainable 100% virgin materials, most corrugated
manufacturers make products from locally

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