Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

Amazon May Start Fining Sellers for Using Ridiculously Huge Boxes

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 31 2019, @05:01AM   Printer-friendly
from the just-wait-for-the-Matryoshka-packager-with-multiple,-nested-boxes dept.

martyb writes:

Amazon May Start Fining Sellers for Using Ridiculously Huge Boxes:

Amazon wants to make massive, hard-to-open boxes a thing of the past, according to a Tuesday report. Last fall, the e-commerce giant asked companies to make packaging for larger items more efficient and easier to open by Aug. 1, The Wall Street Journal reports. If companies don't follow suit, they'll reportedly be charged a fine.

The changes Amazon reportedly hopes to roll out would make packages more environmentally friendly and cut back on shipping costs. Amazon wants all items to eventually meet similar standards, according to the Journal.

Vendors told the Journal they reduced the volume of their packaging anywhere from 34% to 80%. Some also cut down on the number of components used to ship their products.

Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Amazon May Start Fining Sellers for Using Ridiculously Huge Boxes | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 13 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 31 2019, @11:08PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 31 2019, @11:08PM (#873771)

    Why would cans be packed with bottles like that?

  • (Score: 1) by optotronic on Thursday August 01 2019, @02:09AM

    by optotronic (4285) on Thursday August 01 2019, @02:09AM (#873823)

    Ask Amazon.