The e-commerce giant is now offering customers the option of less or zero packaging. Customer responses have ranged from criticism to praise for the eco-friendly move. 11% of U.S. Amazon orders will ...

Would you believe that Amazon AMZN plans to deliver your next TV without wrapping it in an Amazon box? If you want a toaster or a television set, they will come in a manufacturer’s box without a new ...

Amazon is starting to roll out new box-packing robots, which look set to make human workers even more dispensable in Amazon’s warehouses. The new robots are supposedly five times more efficient than ...

For years, the familiar brown Amazon box has been a ubiquitous sight on doorsteps worldwide. Yet, with its convenience came a growing chorus of criticism: too much cardboard, too much plastic, and too ...

It's no secret that kids – and cats – like to play with cardboard boxes, sometimes more than with what's inside. Amazon is introducing boxes with a built-in play factor. Starting this week, some ...

Over the last year, Amazon.com Inc. has reduced the portion of shipments it packs in its cardboard boxes in favor of lightweight plastic mailers, which enable the retailing giant to squeeze more ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Amazon and fellow online retailers will dispatch packages and pouches in the millions this week as the holiday shipping rush begins. Properly disposing of those mailed ...

What's more groan-inducing than slicing open a bulky box and wading through mounds of plastic and paper only to find a small gadget inside? This — plus the box-within-a-box phenomenon — is a common ...

It's no secret that cats love boxes. In July 2020, USA TODAY reported that as part of its "Less Packaging, More Smiles" initiative, Amazon introduced a built-in play factor in its shipping boxes ...

Looking for another industry keeping tabs on Amazon? Try packaging, as Memphis’ International Paper can attest to. The company, employer of some 3,500 to 4,000 in the area, sells its paper products on ...