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Yes I detest that. For distribution it would work. For end-consumer shipping, they should frankly have boxes that 'fit' perfectly. Amazon should have a 'box m
by jollybean 5y ago
Yes I detest that. For distribution it would work.
For end-consumer shipping, they should frankly have boxes that 'fit' perfectly.
Amazon should have a 'box maker machine' that makes all the dam boxes on the spot as needed from cardboard.
Or forget boxes, how about a really light mesh?
- DougBTX 5y agoThey pretty much do this in some cases, they use boxes like this[0] which fit their contents based on where they are taped. [0] https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B094DL2GQ6 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B094DL2GQ6
- Schiendelman 5y agoI worked for Amazon in sustainability for some time. "Fitting" 'perfectly' requires literally billions of shape combinations, because multiple items ship in one box. I question whether it would save any holistic measure of energy/emissions/waste to solve that problem to any measure of 'perfectly'. The work Amazon has done to change box types, switch to bags, etc., has reduced waste considerably per package, though I suspect the absolute amount of waste has continued to increase with business growth.