It’s been said that “good things come in small packages”. But such thrill is unknown to many online buyers. A trombone-sized cardboard box containing a comb is likely to be sent to your house if you order one the size of an envelope.
This trend is a nightmare for sustainability, not just bothersome. According to Nicole Rycroft, executive director of Canopy, an environmental non-profit that collaborates with businesses to protect threatened forests, more than three billion trees are felled annually to manufacture the paper-based packaging that ends up clogging your home or stuffing into a trash can.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports that during the past 20 years, the volume of paper packaging produced has increased by 65%.
