Corrugated Boxes Going Green for Your Business

If you need to ship items for your business, whether it be to customers or to another plant for

more work, you might want to consider using corrugated boxes for shipping. Corrugated boxes

provide a solid enough structure to allow protection of your goods while going through the

shipping process. Because you can get them in a variety of sizes, you can order them to fit your

needs no matter how big or small. Once the item is placed inside, you can protect it with

packing materials as needed. But do not think that corrugated boxes are your only option or that

there is only one style to choose from. There is actually quite a wide variety when it comes to

these types of boxes.

Other than traditional corrugated boxes, you also have other box options. There are box

mailers, which can be used through the postal service. There are also telescoping boxes, flat,

heavy duty, and even white corrugated boxes. As you can see, there are enough box options to

meet the needs of just about anything you can think of to ship. From using corrugated boxes

through FedEx or some other service to box mailers that can go through the postal service, all

of your packaging needs can be addressed through the same place.

The key is to limit the amount of times you have to ship to the same place. Mailing several items

to the same places in individual packaging is a lot more expensive than shipping all of the items

at once in a large box. Not only is shipping separate more expensive but it also will not win you

any friends when it comes to the green movement. You may not think that this is significant and

may be more concerned about shipping times, but do you know if the companies or people you

are shipping to are environmentally friendly? Some companies and people will change vendors

just to meet their own green requirements. The solution is to beat them to the punch.

To begin with, offer discounts on shipping when multiple items are shipped together. Use white

corrugated boxes as often as you can and use a stamp to indicate that you use multiple items

shipping in order to be environmentally friendly. Use a stamp with green ink that also displays

your company logo. The green ink really stands out on the white corrugated boxes so your logo

and environmentally friendly information will stand out for some cheap advertising.

Let your customers know the specific day you ship so they can plan their orders wisely. This

takes care of any issues you have concerning the timing of the shipment. Of course you can

also offer express shipping for an additional fee. Visit US Packaging Supplies for all your

shipping needs. At US Packaging Supplies, you find a wide variety of shipping supplies that are

sure to help you get your products to customers fast and safe. There are many companies that

claim to offer high quality packing materials, but few that actually stand behind their products

like US Packaging Supplies.