| Eco-friendly products are currently in high demand. | | | | corrugated cardboard boxes are not usually 100% |
| Consumers are very much aware of the need | | | | recycled, (70-90% on average), it is possible to |
| for products which can be reduced, re-used or | | | | purchase boxes which are entirely made from |
| recycled. This even goes as far as the packaging | | | | recycled corrugated cardboard. |
| materials in which the product arrives. Many | | | | It is not just the corrugated boxes which can be |
| traditional packaging materials are not eco-friendly, | | | | made of recycled materials but also inserts for |
| such as polystyrene loose fill or plastic blister | | | | these boxes., such as those used to hold wine |
| packs, but many of these products have | | | | bottles in place or specialist die-cut inserts. |
| alternatives which would achieve the same results, | | | | Boxes are not the only product made from |
| whilst keeping costs to a minimum. As suppliers, | | | | corrugated cardboard. Single-face corrugated |
| more attention needs to be paid to sourcing | | | | paper rolls, corrugated mailing wraps, shredded |
| packaging which is much more 'ecologically sound'. | | | | kraft papers & corrugated sheet-board |
| Corrugated cardboard is used as one of the most | | | | made from 100% recycled materials can all be |
| fundamental items in packaging, the humble | | | | purchased. |
| cardboard box. Used extensively throughout the | | | | The incentive to use recycled corrugated |
| world, cardboard boxes or cartons are the | | | | cardboard packaging materials is due to a number |
| backbone of most transit packaging. Corrugated | | | | of factors. These include the reduced cost of |
| cardboard may at first seem like a very bad | | | | packaging materials, (as recycled materials |
| resource for use in eco-friendly packaging | | | | generally cost less than virgin materials), & |
| materials, (destruction of forests, destroying | | | | the opening up of further demographic markets, |
| eco-systems) but this is not strictly true, as many | | | | as many consumers will base their purchasing |
| of the paper based materials in use are cut from | | | | habits on how eco-friendly a product appears to |
| sustainable woodlands. Aside from this, there are | | | | be, including the packaging materials products are |
| other benefits to using corrugated cardboard | | | | despatched in. |
| packaging. | | | | It is no longer just good enough to provide a |
| All cardboard boxes can be reused & | | | | quality product at an affordable price. It must be |
| recycled. This means that less resources are used | | | | considered just how eco-friendly your product is, |
| in the future, as recycled corrugated cardboard | | | | including any packaging materials which are |
| can be used in making further cardboard boxes, | | | | involved. If this is over-looked, then be prepared |
| and re-use of boxes ensures maximum life-span | | | | to pay in lost sales & lost customers. |
| of the original materials. Although many | | | | |