Why is Cardboard Easy to Recycle?
Tuesday 18 March is Global Recycling Day. So, let us tell you more about the recyclability of cardboard. As the most widely used packaging material, around 95 million carton board and corrugated cardboard boxes are manufactured every week in the UK. That would be an environmental disaster if cardboard wasn’t easy to recycle. Fortunately, cardboard […]
Thoughts on the EPR Scheme
The Extended Producer Responsibility scheme was first announced by DEFRA in 2018 and was originally due to come into force in 2023. The first EPR fees, based on data supplied by companies, were due to be paid this month. However, this has been delayed until October 2025. Is this a good thing? How Is EPR […]
Divide & Conquer for Recycling Week
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Recycling Week. That’s two decades of raising awareness of the benefits of avoiding waste to landfill. You would think that two decades of education would make us all recycling experts, yet it isn’t always straightforward. Bin it or recycle it, that is the question. Bin it or Recycle […]
Recycling Champions
Over half of UK household waste is reused, recycled or composted at the many recycling centres across the country. As a cardboard packaging manufacturer, we rely on residents flattening their used boxes and placing them in the recycling bin. Once collected, cardboard is one of the easiest materials to recycle. We can then make it […]
What are the Benefits of Letterbox Packaging?
Your customers love the convenience of ordering from your online shop. The excitement mounts as they await delivery, but having popped out, they return to find they’ve missed the postie. They now face the inconvenience of collecting their parcel or arranging re-delivery. It doesn’t have to be like this. With a design rethink, it’s possible […]
Is Foam Packaging Sustainable?
Foam inserts have been widely used as an effective means of protecting goods in transit. This is because the dense cell structure makes it easy to cut bespoke shapes that hold items securely in place. Having said this, many of our customers are asking for alternatives to foam packaging as part of their sustainability goals. […]
What’s the Benefit of Sustainable Packaging?
In our previous article, we shared information on the work of the Forestry Stewardship Council© (FSC) and how they help us to supply sustainable packaging. Their standards ensure the future of the world’s forests, through responsible management. This is beneficial for the long-term future of the packaging industry, as well as all of the plants, […]
Is your Packaging Hard to Recycle?
Packaging design always used to prioritise styles, colours and designs with shelf appeal. To get the right look, designers would mix and match layers of packaging materials and the result could be visually stunning. Priorities have changed and whilst beautiful packaging is still desired, environmental considerations also impact consumer decisions. Many consumers are shunning brands […]
Please Recycle Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard can be recycled, with the same fibres being reused seven times to create new boxes. This recycling process saves on raw materials, energy use and transportation costs. As the supply of cardboard has been lower than demand throughout 2021, as many boxes as possible must be kept in the cycle; manufacture, use, collect, […]
Avoid Packaging Empty Space!
Packaging is essential for society, yet it is one of the visible signs of our wasteful society. It is essential to find ways in which the economy can grow without increasing environmental damage. This was the over-arching message that was shared in Unwrapping the Future of Sustainable Packaging – a Politico event in collaboration with […]
Delivering Sustainable Packaging Solutions
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. This simple concept has had a significant impact on the packaging industry over the last decade. As specialists in the design, manufacture and print of cardboard packaging, Aylesbury Box Company is passionate about supporting our customers to achieve their sustainable packaging goals. Rather than simply supplying boxes, we take time to understand […]
How can we Encourage Consumers to Recycle Packaging?
Anyone involved in marketing is well-aware of how product packaging, colours and imagery, price and position on the shelf can influence buyer behaviour. Subtle tweaks to a message or a change in font can be all it takes to make your product more desirable. We’ve been considering how psychology could be applied in a similar […]
Environmental Labels on Packaging
As we draw to the end of Recycle Week, this article explores how environmental icons on packaging helps shoppers make informed choices. There is growing consumer interest in the environment. As a result, many companies are jumping on the ‘green’ bandwagon, making all manner of claims about their products and packaging. How do we spot […]
Boxes to Get Aylesbury Recycling
We all know that we should be reducing, reusing and recycling, but we need a bit of help to make it happen. We are looking to businesses, councils and other organisations to provide the resources we need to increase recycling rates. Aylesbury Box Company is delighted to announce a recent corporate partnership with Florence Nightingale […]
