Let’s talk about the cardboard box.
Every year, our logistic services support hundreds of businesses who ship their goods worldwide.
We offer a fast, flexible and affordable service that they can rely on.
Regardless of their sector or scale of operations, most retailers and suppliers continue to choose cardboard boxes as a lightweight and low-cost material to package their goods for safe transport.
Smart Directions is therefore no stranger to the big fish, the little fish and the humble cardboard box.
But across the EU in 2020, over 32.7 million tonnes of cardboard and paper were discarded as waste packaging*. In the UK, we commit around 7 million tonnes to landfill every year**.
So why would cardboard matter to a courier?
Since late 2020, there’s been a significant shortage of cardboard, caused by increasing demand and low recycling rates. Could our operations improve the situation?
We work hard with our clients to develop a bespoke solution that guarantees the safe delivery of your freight to its intended destination, both efficiently and affordably. Taking such care in the service we offer and the way we handle your goods increases the possibility of any cardboard packaging being stored and reused for your next consignment.
We offer a full range of logistic services to our clients via air, road and sea freight. Each one includes the accurate tracking of goods in transit, so you can be sure that the goods you send will arrive in the condition you’d expect.
Smart Directions continually checks the performance of our logistics partners, whilst improving and maintaining our own systems to reflect market changes and our client’s needs.
So, whether you’re shipping goods by container or marking them as fragile, book in a call with Smart Directions to find an out of the box solution that’s as safe as the products packed inside them. Simply visit our Contact Us page or call 01442 507 240.
* source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Packaging_waste_statistics#Recycling_and_recovery_targets_and_rates
**source: https://www.aasvogel.co.uk/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-cardboard-recycling