Most debates about packaging waste focus on household recycling, while the heavier costs pile up in factories, warehouses and distribution hubs. Industrial packaging waste—pallet wrap, strapping, ...

If you buy a smoothie in Portland, Oregon, the drink might come in a compostable plastic cup, a choice a thoughtful owner might make to make their operations more sustainable. You might think, at a ...

E-commerce is a growing channel for Walmart, and associated waste and packaging are some of the company’s priority areas as it tackles emissions — particularly Scope 3, or value chain, emissions.

Amazon is working toward a less wasteful future. Say goodbye to the guilt generated by those plastic air pillows stuffed into your Amazon purchase — the company announced earlier this month it's ...

SINGAPORE: A new set of guidelines was introduced on Tuesday (Mar 4) to help the e-commerce sector minimise its packaging waste, including seven specific ways to cut down on cardboard box usage. The ...

People get a lot of interesting things shipped to the Residential Service Desks on campus — a Tide Pods container painted to look like a carved pumpkin, a 60-pound duffel bag, a loose coconut. But ...

Bob Lilienfeld is a waste expert with more than 20 years experience investigating and reporting on packaging and the environment. He is the editor of The Use Less Stuff Report, a highly respected and ...

In 2013, analysts at one firm estimated that Amazon shipped 608 million packages in the U.S. alone, meaning the retailer sent over 1.5 million packages each day. This is a convenient and expedient way ...

The initiative is intended to phase out the use of disposable cardboard that have traditionally been part of store operations.