A new company is taking e-commerce to better sustainability, as LimeLoop introduces its reusable packaging that aims to replace cardboard boxes, which have been the staple for many. Instead of shipping its packages via boxes that would only go to the trash and landfills afterward, LimeLoop brings its recycled packages to replace these containers that would get disregarded after serving their purpose.
The world of e-commerce, led by industry giants like Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Etsy, and more, has centered on single-use boxes or plastics that help pile up waste.
LimeLoop Brings Reusable Packages to Replace Cardboard Boxes
LimeLoop brings reusable packages that eliminate the reliance to single-use cardboard boxes, plastics, and more to help e-commerce move away from contributing to waste and pollution.
LimeLoop has sustainability as its top priority, as the company introduced its reusable packaging that can be used to transport orders from e-commerce platforms and cut down on the reliance on single-use packages like cardboard boxes, plastics, and more.
"We design our packages with recycled materials that would have been sent to landfills otherwise. With LimeLoop, you're upcycling and reducing the need for future virgin materials," said the company.
According to TechCrunch, their business model is more than bringing reusable packages to e-commerce platforms, particularly as the company's hardware and software also help in better logistics. Their "mailers" can be tracked from origin to destination, ensuring that delivery would arrive on schedule, essential for the likes of hospitals and more.
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Sustainability at its Finest: LimeLoop's Green Packages
LimeLoop's design centers on durability, as the green packages (not figuratively green, but environmental-friendly) from the company feature materials that make it lightweight, recyclable, water-resistant, and cost-effective. The company also brings significant importance to the efficiency of every delivery, centering on its trackable mailers that help users keep tabs on their packages.
The World of E-Commerce and Sustainability
A massive revolution took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, showing the better-defined importance of e-commerce experiences to the world. However, one of the main challenges here is sustainability, especially as demand skyrocketed and more people placing orders-with its environmental impact seeing increased packaging waste and transportation.
Various companies have looked to reduce their transportation method to better adhere to the standards today, with Walmart using BrightDrop electric vans from General Motors for its delivery fleet.
Another effort came from FedEx, with customers allowed to see the emissions data for individual tracking numbers of their every order.
Other efforts also include the pledge to cut down on carbon from Amazon to help the planet and combat climate change.
However, there is still a problem with the packaging, especially as most of it is wasteful and not sustainable-something which LimeLoop focused on, providing reusable packaging to customers that they could also repurpose and not outright throw out to cut down on single-use cardboard boxes, plastics, and more.
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