5 points | by bookofjoe 15 hours ago ago
3 comments
unpaywalled article: https://www.wsj.com/business/cardboard-box-demand-is-slumpin...
Interesting graph in that article - cardboard consumption peaked in 1999. The article hints at improved packaging efficiency as the cause, but the drop is about 20%. Seems like a lot.
I would be interested to see the rate of use for bubble mailers and the like over the same time period.
unpaywalled article: https://www.wsj.com/business/cardboard-box-demand-is-slumpin...
Interesting graph in that article - cardboard consumption peaked in 1999. The article hints at improved packaging efficiency as the cause, but the drop is about 20%. Seems like a lot.
I would be interested to see the rate of use for bubble mailers and the like over the same time period.