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In the era of Amazon Prime and Same Day Delivery services, there's nothing quite like the anticipation of expecting a delivery. Unfortunately, there is also nothing quite as disappointing as receiving your product in a bad condition or worse, completely unusable. Most common packaging mistakes are easily remedied by ensuring that your goods are packed safely and securely, but what are these mistakes?

This month's Customer Showcase features a collection of our custom printed boxes and tapes. Here, we take a look at them -

Ecommerce refers to the sale and purchase of goods online as opposed to in a brick and mortar store. Whilst ecommerce has been slowly growing since its first transaction in 1994, the pandemic saw a huge boom in ecommerce purchases, and with this growth showing very little sign of slowing, shoppers have begun to question what impact ecommerce may have on the environment in comparison to traditional shopping. 

With a growing awareness of environmental impact and a shift towards decreasing both corporate and personal carbon footprints, the aim to reduce waste wherever possible is becoming ever more important, with packaging waste becoming the target of a lot of criticism. Here we are taking a look at the best ways for companies to reduce waste;

Recyclable packaging refers to packaging which can be recycled into new products, or can be reused after being processed. Recycled products help minimise the use of new resources and to reduce total carbon emissions. Here at ukpackaging, we've looked at what recyclable packaging is, and what packaging materials are recyclable

This month's Customer Showcase features a collection of our custom printed boxes and tapes. Here, we take a look at them -

To add to our popular selection of high quality Quick Seal Postal Boxes, as well as our Pink Postal Boxes, and Black Postal Boxes, we are pleased to introduce a new colour to our range; our Royal Blue Postal Boxes.

Sustainable packaging is no longer solely based on the effect of the materials and their waste on the environment, but also the long term social and economic factors involved in the production and supply of that packaging. In this blog, we look into what the future holds for susainable packaging in the UK.

After a brief break from our Customer Showcase, we are happy to be back with some beautiful printed designs, featuring a selection of our custom printed tapes amd boxes. Here, we take a look at them -