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6 ways cardboard does more harm than good

by Rebecca Smith | Mar 21, 2023 | Packaging, Sustainability

No matter where you go, cardboard is never far. Cardboard is one of the most widely used materials for packaging and shipping, and in the US alone, 46.5 million packages are shipped everyday. When we break it down by carrier, UPS claims to send 36.5 million...

3 simple swaps for a circular supply chain

by Ashley Etling | Feb 15, 2023 | Logistics, Sustainability

For many of us, we’ve heard the 3 R’s (reduce, reuse and recycle) over and over again from childhood to adulthood. They’ve been ingrained into our behavior and our schooling since we were young. Yet, the main focus has primarily been on the 3rd R: Recycle. Yes,...

Why quitting cardboard should be a top priority

by Ashley Etling | Jan 31, 2023 | Packaging, Sustainability

If you’re anything like me, you recently found yourself basking in the glow of a beautiful holiday season. With a smile on your face you looked around a sitting room at your family members, felt the pleasant warmth of a full belly, watched exuberant children play with...

8 key takeaways I learned from retailers about “recycling” cardboard

by Ashley Etling | Jan 3, 2023 | Packaging, Sustainability

I’ve spent the last 5 years of my life working to eliminate single-use packaging. Cutting the use of cardboard was part of that goal, but most of my focus was on cutting single-use plastic packaging used in direct to consumer e-commerce shipments. This was true for a...

Sadly, holiday waste is only going to get worse this year

by Ashley Etling | Oct 6, 2022 | Ecommerce, Sustainability

The beginning of October means that the holiday season is just around the corner. And, with the holidays, that means an increase in shopping which ultimately leads to more returns, or in other words more holiday waste. We live in a world where ordering more rather...

Fashion’s role in collective circularity

by Ashley Etling | Mar 17, 2022 | Sustainability

You can learn a lot about a society by way of its fashion. What, then, do these photos say? And how did we get here? One could highlight cotton’s role in the Industrial Revolution. The same would point out fashion’s role in industrializing countries, driving...