Packaging

  • Eliminate unneeded packaging or layers of packaging.
  • Use lightweight packaging.
  • Use reusable boxes and mailbags for shipping to branch offices, stores, and warehouses.
  • Reuse packing materials (e.g., foam peanuts, bubble wrap and cardboard boxes) or find someone who can.
  • Set up a system for returning cardboard boxes and foam peanuts to distributors for reuse.
  • Return, reuse and repair wooden pallets and spools.