Unnecessary Packaging

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20 Aug, 2008

One Product, Two Boxes

Posted by: RebeccaR In: Uncategorized

I purchased a brand new Linksys USB Wireless-G Adapter from Amazon.com recently.  The seller mailed it in a box that just fit, with no extra paper or bubble-wrap.  That was good.  Unfortunately, the Linksys packaging itself was needlessly wasteful.  Linksys favors a layered approach, using double-boxes.
As you can see from the picture, the actual USB adapter is smaller than the starter CD. [...]

18 Aug, 2008

Painful Painkiller Packaging

Posted by: waste-knot In: Uncategorized

A member of my family allowed me to take a peek at his painkiller packaging yesterday.  He laughs every time he picks up his huge bag of fifteen Fentanyl patches at the pharmacy.  Here’s why…
 

In this first shot, I’ve placed a red Sharpie in, for scale purposes.  The box is not all that big, roughly [...]

17 Aug, 2008

Responsible Shippers Unite!

Posted by: waste-knot In: Uncategorized

These are the packages I LIKE to get.  The small ones.  The useful ones.  The ones where I don’t have to figure out what to do with 20 pounds of packing peanuts.  These are the boxes that make my life easier, which is why I order online in the first place!
First, we have the opening [...]


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Companies need to start being held responsible for the amount of packaging they put around their products. Products are shipped in excessively sized boxes full of harmful packaging materials. We need to let these companies know that we are not happy with these practices.

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