Office products company in the US, Staples has launched a new 'Smart-size' packaging technology nationwide, which customizes delivery box sizes to each order.
Developed by Packsize International, a provider of lean packaging systems, the new technology is claimed to bring convenience to customers in every delivery order, besides improving supply chain sustainability.
According to the company, customers need not have to break down oversized boxes and excessive air pillows, as delivery boxes custom fit to each order.
Smart-size packaging cuts down air pillow use by 60% and the average cardboard box size by 20%, resulting in an estimated annual carbon footprint reduction of 30,200t, which is equivalent to about saving 120,000 trees.
The technology also minimizes box inventory, removes inefficient use of warehouse space and reduces wasted space and dunnage material within the shipped product box.
Staples will continue the launch of Smart-size packaging through 2013.