So lately we are thinking about ways that other businesses using environmentally-safe shipping supplies can help develop a reputation as a “green” or, at least, conscientious business. With the surge in the “Green” movement, many people are voting with their dollars for businesses that care about the environment. When a customer receives your product in eco-friendly packaging, they’ll feel good about ordering from you again in the future.
Sustainable packaging is either itself recyclable or made from a large percentage of recycled materials, and is used for a wide range of consumer products. It comes in many forms such as paper products made from pre- and post-consumer waste, and plastic substitute materials. Paper-based materials made from high content post consumer waste (PCW) are less expensive, and more widely available due to technological advances in recycling and reprocessing. Naturally, the more recycled materials used in your packaging the less trees were harmed to produce it.
Perhaps the biggest challenge for packaging manufacturers is material reduction. It should come as no surprise that the more material volume used to make packaging supplies, the less environmentally friendly they will be. The exception is in supplies made from as much recycled material as possible. As time progresses and the green movement continues to build momentum, more advances to our shipping supply technology will undoubtedly offer us even greater options.
