The Atlanta-based manufacturer of corrugated packaging, paperboard and containerboard employs 50,000 workers. The industry relies on recycling virgin fiber — the basis of cardboard boxes — five to seven times, saving trees and improving the bottom line. Several years ago, it was common for an Amazon order to arrive in a huge cardboard box, with several smaller cardboard boxes inside wrapped in plastic air bubbles. “We’ve optimized the box size to the product, so we’re reducing the amount of fiber that box requires. Target spokesman Brian Harper-Tibaldo said the company has been recycling cardboard from stores since the 1960s.

Source: Washington Post December 30, 2020 10:52 UTC