Less crazy packaging
Digitec Galaxus cuts the plastic snake
Online retailers use tons of plastic to secure their goods in transit. A corresponding amount of waste is generated. Digitec Galaxus now wants to reduce this waste.
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Digitec Galaxus used to send this bike pump in a big package.
Online commerce is booming. And it creates a lot of waste. Lots of cartoon. But also a lot of plastic. Its production is particularly energy-intensive and complex for recycling. Online retailer Digitec Galaxus has also contributed to the accumulation of waste in the past. For example, a simple bicycle pump was packaged in 15m of plastic and shipped.
The packaging craze should be over by now. According to a press release, Digitec Galaxus now sends out its packages in nine sizes to match the range. This will benefit the environment, customers as well as logistics personnel. Because: 28 percent less air is sent with every package. This means more packages fit the truck. The parcel is likely to be in the mailbox.
25 different types
“Plastic snakes in Digitec and Galaxus packaging are annoying. First, customers, because banners can only be ironed with effort. Second, the environment, because packaging materials also mean wastage, ”admits the company itself. Therefore, nine package sizes will now be offered.
but that is not all. The nine pack sizes offer 25 different variants. Depending on demand, Digitec Galaxus staff in the packaging department can cut and fold the boxes to the appropriate height. “It’s faster and less effortless than working with long streamers,” says package manager Aurel Gautschi.
Less airbag required
Since the boxes now fit more precisely, employees in the packing department can also handle fewer airbags. These are intended to prevent orders from slipping into the package. In the case of small parcel formats, air cushions can be left entirely, as they say. (pbe)
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