Business Packaging Blog

Many businesses think they have to use brand new boxes to ship their products ... that is simply not true!

Considering getting a Cardboard Shredder for your business?

Here are ten of the most beneficial reasons to get one!

Packing Peanuts ... Packing Beans ...  Anybody who knows me, knows I absolutely abhor the things! Granted, they do their job as voidfill, but there are far better (and more eco-friendly!) alternatives available!

Information about our Poly Mailing Bags and how they are manufactured.

In today's fast-paced business landscape, efficiency and sustainability are key to staying ahead of the competition. As a business owner, you're constantly looking for ways to streamline your operations, reduce waste, and improve your bottom line.

When is a box a box? And when is it not a box?!

At Box Depot we sell once-used cardboard boxes.

Many people assume that “used boxes” or “recycled boxes” are those piles of boxes you see outside shops of an evening, waiting on the binman to collect.

But it takes a lot for those boxes to have got into that state …

More and more people are aware of just how bad plastics can be for the environment. Never mind how many decades (yes, really!) it takes to degrade, its petroleum content can have devastating consequences to animals and the natural world.

For many years, we've been conditioned to assume that to fill voids in packaging (or voidfill, as it is known) you need plastic bubble wrap or plastic packing beans.

But come on! It's the 21st Century! And there are alternatives that are waaay more eco-friendly!

Believe it or not, the Cardboard Shredder was invented in the 1900s!

Curious about how the Cardboard Shredder was invented?

Is it better to reuse cardboard boxes or to recycle them?