Paper-based Packaging: A Natural Fit for a Circular Economy

With ecommerce reaching its largest ever share of total retail sales in 2020 and continuing to grow, attention to the types of packaging used for product returns also is increasing as brands, retailers and others across the supply chain seek reverse logistics solutions that contribute to a more sustainable, circular economy. Regardless of whether businesses provide return packaging as a customer service, allow in-store or other local return options that enable bulk return shipping or encourage customers to repackage returns themselves, the sustainability of the packaging material itself comes down to three basic questions: What is it made of, how is it made and what happens to it once shipping is complete? When we rely on verifiable data rather than unsubstantiated claims to answer these questions, paper-based packaging made in North America stands out as a sound environmental choice.

One of the most frequent unsupported claims about corrugated cardboard and other paper-based packaging is that its use causes deforestation and destroys forests, but the data tell a different story. Read more at: https://twosidesna.org/US/11284/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TSNA%20Paper-based%20Packaging%20A%20Natural%20Fit%20for%20a%20Circular%20Economy&utm_content=TSNA%20Paper-based%20Packaging%20A%20Natural%20Fit%20for%20a%20Circular%20Economy+CID_7b766573e907bbbd657c0a1a33192166&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=READ%20MORE