Reducing our carbon footprint and environmental impact has never been more crucial. With over 300 million tons of plastic produced each year, we need to not only reduce our use of single-use packaging but also reduce the impact of the plastics we dispose of. Read on for a few tips on how you can improve your environmental footprint and reduce costs, both financial and environmental.

An easy way to improve the sustainability of your packaging is to reduce the amount of material you use. Using the right boxes that are just nice in terms of size can help reduce not only the amount of cardboard used for the box itself but the additional packaging material required to securely transport the goods. Boxes that are too large require more corrugated material to prevent items from moving around.

The ideal box would be large enough to hold your items, requiring the minimum amount of protective packaging needed for cushioning and shock protection. In addition to using less material, smaller boxes might also result in lower shipping costs!

Another way to reduce waste would be to reuse packaging material as many times as possible before disposing them. This might be out of your control if you’re delivering goods to consumers however, if you’re distributing items between your facilities, packaging materials such as bubble wrap and paper edgeboards/angleboards can be reused multiple times! Once again, this not only reduces waste but also helps you save on packaging costs!