E-Commerce Packaging ( Cont’d from Page 9) more complex designs, without the need for dies, which again favors the short run work more preva- lent in the e-commerce ordering. Paper-Based Protection Additional protective packaging has less of an im- pact on the environment, and creates less of a nega- tive reaction from customers, if it optimized to be easy to recycle. Most packaging suppliers and brand owners recog- nize that single-material solutions offer the best op- tions in this area, especially if they are fully recyclable. This means that protective elements like moulded fibre inserts are gaining in popularity com- pared to harder to recycle parts, such as expanded polystyrene shapes and air pillows.Adopting a mono- material approach for the whole pack make recy- cling easier, which consumers appreciate. This trend is pushing directly toward more fibre-based products at the expense of polymer protective formats. Sustainable Temperature Control Direct-to-consumer shipments of perishable goods — principally food — are a minor, but growing seg- ment. Meal kits are a growing solution for time-poor modern consumers who wish to enjoy the experi- ence of a premium home-cooked meal. E-commerce shipment cannot depend on the same level of monitoring as professional cold chain logis- tics, especially in the last-mile delivery phase, which is more informal. This is creating a new demand for sustainable insulating materials. Sun Basket, a San Francisco based healthy meal kit provider, has introduced new premium protein recipes, including organic grass-fed steaks, wild-caught halibut and jumbo shrimp.To ensure these reach the customer in the best condition and are still safe to eat, the compa- ny is using an insulation material from Sealed Air. The 100 percent paper TempGuard insulation is manufac- tured for post-consumer and post-industrial newsprint and it is fully recyclable via curb-side collection. Adopting TempGuard has improved Sun Basket shipping temperatures and at the same time reduced its carton dimensions by almost 25 percent. The re- duction in box dimension also enables 30 percent more boxes per shipment, cutting Sun Basket’s car- bon footprint in distribution. BillerudKorsnäs has invested in U.S. start-upVericool. It supplies corrugated box-based packages that can main- tain products at cold temperatures during the critical 96 hours of last-mile delivery for pharmaceuticals, life sci- ence products, and increasingly food and meal kits.
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