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As more and more companies make strides to be green, Amazon.com is definitely falling right in line with everyone else. In fact, the famous online store is cutting back on their packaging to better the environment.
Up until now, Amazon would ship other people’s products in their brown boxes, even if the products were already in a box. This double-boxing is rather wasteful. Instead of this waste, you can now expect to receive items from Amazon in plain cardboard boxes with the company’s name and sometimes the retailer’s name.
This is especially good news for items sold in unnecessarily large packaging like memory cards and other items sold in brick and mortar stores. The funny thing is, this new packaging endeavor is called “Frustration-Free Packaging Initiative.” This new packaging idea will only be used on 19 different products to start with, though it will hopefully roll out on other products in the near future.
One Response to “Amazon.com cuts back on packaging”
Bob November 3, 2008
I think that is great, kudos to Amazon. With the state of the planet as it is, we should all take steps to be more green. Along those lines, the rest of us can do our part as well. I heard about this company from Jen Mecca’s Pottery Blog. UsedCardboardBoxes.com rescues boxes that might otherwise wind up in the landfills and sells them to people who need boxes for moving, storage or shipping. It’s definitely an idea who’s time has come. Their moving kits contain everything you need to prepare for your move, from the quality used boxes to markers and tape. And it costs less than going to your local moving or office supply store. They even offer free shipping. Does it get any better than that?
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