Cardboard (pad, boxes) - Adopt a Sustainable Approach

Cost
LOW
Cost
MEDIUM
Cost
HIGH
EFFORT
low
EFFORT
medium
EFFORT
HIGH
IMPACT
low
IMPACT
MEDIUM
IMPACT
HIGH

Upstream:

  • Use returnable packaging
  • Go from triple-wall to double-wall to single-wall cardboard box (if suitable for your product)
  • When managing products with variable size, use a 3D Packing Machine to optimise use of cardboard (see CMC Machinery)
  • Reuse cardboard pads from other suppliers
  • Use second-hand cardboard boxes

Downstream:

  • Reuse cardboard boxes from suppliers
  • Use old cardboard as fillers to remove the need for bubble wrap and plastic chips
  • Collect and sell to a recycler

46 gallons of oil

saved along with 4000kW of electricity, 9 cubic yards of landfill space, 17 trees and 7000 gallons of water saved by recycling one tonne of cardboard rather than making new cardboard.
(Cardboard Balers)

38%

only of cardboard and paper waste were recycled in Singapore in 2020.
(NEA)