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The world of packaging symbols can be a confusing place, whether you're trying to find out how to dispose of your packaging, or you're wondering how best to store and handle it. 

To help you navigate the sea of arrows and crosses, we have prepared a quick guide to the most popular packaging symbols and what they mean.

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

As consumer lives get busier, convenience becomes a higher priority. A large aspect of this convenience is based on the delivery, as shown by the rise in Next Day and Same Day services. However, another aspect of this delivery convenience lies in the receipt of the parcel. After all, why pay extra to receive a parcel Next Day, when you have to then reorganise a delivery if you miss it or have to wait in all day to receive it. With this in mind, it is no surprise that letterbox deliveries are becoming increasingly popular. Letterbox mailings are a great way of increasing the convenience of your mailings, whilst also improving the customer experience. 

Sustainable packaging is not solely based on the effect of packaging and packaging waste on the environment, but also the long term social and economic factors involved in the production and supply of that packaging. Essentially, sustainable packaging should be a feasible solution for a company financially, whilst also meeting consumer expectations of being ‘sustainable’ (biodegradable, recyclable, or compostable). So, how important is sustainable packaging?

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

Over recent years, a great amount of focus has been placed on our environment. As members of the public, we are bombarded with a series of mixed messages, which has led to a large amount of confusion with regards to what is ‘good’, what is ‘bad’, and what we should do. One of the factors to this confusion is the mis-labelling and misunderstanding of certain terms, such as compostable, recyclable, biodegradable (and oxo-biodegradable, photo-degradable and hydro-biodegradable), sustainable, and environmentally friendly. Here at ukpackaging, we want to try and shed some light on what these all mean in terms of packaging, starting with biodegradable.

In 2008, Amazon launched its Frustration Free Packaging, a programme which encouraged the use of 100% recyclable, easy to open products which were suitable to be shipped in their original packaging. This tackles the issues of over-packaging, difficult to open packaging, and the environmental impact of packaging. Since November 2008, Amazon’s FFP has reduced ‘packaging waste by 16% and avoided 305 million delivery boxes’.

As a leading supplier of printed and adhesive tape, we understand that finding the right tape can be a bit tricky. So we've created our handy guide to help you decide which tape is best for you.