DC Velocity - July 2014

Did you know that 40% of all packages shipped is empty space?

At Packsize, we recognize that all products use energy and resources and create waste. Our goal is to help minimize this impact; to be good stewards of Earth’s resources. To do this, both conservation and innovation are necessary to achieve new standards in the sustainable supply chain. We build this understanding by helping our customers analyze, reduce, and manage their environmental impact and risks through their use of On Demand Packaging®.

Excessive packaging simply has a negative impact on the global environment. Undue carbon emissions result from the manufacturing of unnecessary packaging materials, many of which are not reusable.

However, insufficient packaging can also adversely impact genuine environmental efforts through product damage that requires a replacement be sent to the customer. Studies show that right-sizing a box to best fit product reduces damage during shipping.

Packaging sustainability efforts at Packsize help companies identify the right-sized package for their products, which in turn contributes to lower carbon emissions and fuel needs. The right-sized package drives a ripple effect on storage, handling, and transportation efficiencies as it travels through every trading partner in the supply chain.

Reducing the average package size ( 1,728 cubic inches) by 40 percent increases the number of cases on a pallet, which leads to a decrease in storage space requirements, a reduction in the number of pallets to handle, and room for more items in the shipping container. With denser loads on the truck, train, ship or plane, package optimization makes a significant impact on each Packsize customer’s sustainability rating. And by shrinking unnecessary box volume, On Demand Packaging® saves valuable fuel resources and costly dimensional charges.

*Shrinking box volume by an
average of 40 percent creates
measurable sustainability
across the environmental
landscape on an annual
basis. To learn more about
your corrugated savings, visit
Packsize.com
*Calculated on a yearly basis using average box volume savings by
On Demand Packaging®

Packsize International
6440 S. Wasatch Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
801.944.4814
www.packsize.com
Visit Packsize.com to learn more about the material and shipping savings your company can realize with
On Demand Packaging®.