How to Make Your Packaging More Sustainable

Sustainability is much bigger than recyclability. On this episode, Jesse considers often overlooked aspects of the packaging supply chain to determine its environmental impact.
In this video, we answer the questions:
- How does your packaging materials impact the environment?
- How do the resources used at a factory where your packaging is being produced affect sustainability?
- How does transit impact your packaging sustainability?
- How does disposal affect your packaging sustainability?
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[@ianng89]

can you do a video on packing fragile items? And the different ways we can do to prevent it breaking in a parcel?

[@SINGING_POTS]

I'm hoping to find more compostable packaging materials. Sometimes people don't even recycle, and as we all know there's tons of recyclables in the ocean. Maybe you can make another videos on compostable earth friendly packaging tips. I started a pottery business and planned to stay local but keep getting asked to ship. Thankful of your videos. Some ideas I have for compostable packaging are pine cones, hay, straw, real popcorn. It be great to get other ideas :)

[@alexfurey7642]

I feel like this video really just skates over the fact that plastic ends up in landfills, oceans and breaks down into micro plastics. Super sustainable!

[@PurpleKoco]

i'm watching this for fun. thank you for this informative concise VISUAL explaination :)

[@anushkagirdhar7283]

I hope the brown card-boards and papers in the video are being used responsibly :)

[@KerrieRedgate]

This is truly brilliant! Thank you to Jesse and the Lumi team. Almost all in one take, too!

[@roamandroot148]

Absolutely fantastic video!! Thank you!!!

[@LilColDog]

This little puppy gets a thumbs up. Thx👍

[@steph4287]

You guys make great videos!

[@ShippingThings]

Thanks for watching!

[@tiffanytadych2106]

Unfortunately, plastic never goes away it just gets downcycled and eventually ends up in landfills, or as microplastics in our soil and water, many plastics end up in the oceans. Recycling is not a solution to plastic, the solution is whenever possible don’t use it.

[@yiwiti8746]

good CLEAN ;) advice

[@ShippingThings]

😉

[@britbyars]

10/10 really well done!! I’m getting bill nye vibes, love it. WILL subscribe 😁

[@krishnav8969]

Cool explanation

[@hounamao7140]

Hey Lumi, When ordering custom package boxes and the likes, how many percent can you expect to be defective ? If I have 150 items to sell with a specific package, should I order 160, 170? What's the industry standard? Absolutely love what you do

[@ShippingThings]

It depends on the nature of the defect! Take a look at our guide on Acceptable Quality Limit or AQL:
www.lumi.com/manual/how-to-run-aql-quality-inspection

[@soulreed]

You're awesome.

[@jamesx2703]

I hate that amazon keep sending stuff in Plastic bubble bags that can't be recycled :( why can't they use boxes and paper and have some sort of tree planting initiative, and use only recycled card? Oh yh...because that's probably more expensive and Bezos cheque would be smaller
Yet as a small business I'm sitting here trying to send my parcels as sustainably as I can, when I only send out about 10 a month lol

[@scarburt5256]

WHO IS WCTHING THIS FOR SCHOOL
STC!!!!

[@jeremychristie8502]

I love her voice

[@stormiestcloud]

Do earphones get recycled ?

[@gpnagpur2153]

I join this group

[@alfredchojnicki3598]

Guys imagine that your mother and father have the same mind as you

[@canineplayzzzrblx]

u dont like you :( grrrr

[@stormiestcloud]

Glitter is bad and useless

[@freyajstewart]

Who is the target audience here😢