From USA Today:
“Amazon introduces boxes that can
be recycled into cat condos, forts and other creations”
It's no secret that kids – and
cats – like to play with cardboard boxes, sometimes more than with what's
inside. Amazon is introducing boxes with a built-in play factor. Starting this
week, some Amazon orders will be delivered in "more environmentally
friendly" boxes that can be turned into a rocket, car or fort for your
pet, a robot costume or a mini-golf windmill, the Seattle-based retail giant
shared exclusively with USA TODAY. The boxes are part of Amazon's "Less
Packaging, More Smiles" program and include a call to action to recycle
the boxes and a QR code that directs consumers to Amazon.com/ThisBox for how to
make the cardboard creations. "We know customers love to get creative and
reuse their Amazon packaging in a number of ways – this inspired us to create
these new packaging designs that give customers an easy way to learn how we’re
making our packaging better," the company said in a statement. Kim
Houchens, Amazon's director of customer packaging experience, said the company
has been making progress on reducing packaging waste since 2008. "Inventing
and innovating in new types of packaging is one of the many actions we are
taking as part of The Climate Pledge – our commitment to become net-zero carbon
by 2040 – 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement," Houchens said in a
statement to USA TODAY. Over the years, Amazon has reduced the weight of its
packaging by 33% and eliminated more than 880,000 tons of packaging material,
which is equivalent to about 1.5 billion shipping boxes, Houchens said. According
to the American Forest & Paper Association,
92% of cardboard boxes, also known as corrugated containers, were
recycled.
^ I guess this good if you have
cats or kids. I’m more concerned with going from getting packages from 2
business days to now getting them in 2 weeks. ^
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