Discarded boxes and crumpled packing paper have become a permanent feature of modern life, mushrooming into mini-mountains in halls and spare rooms in the run-up to Christmas.
The world’s growing dependence on ecommerce, consumer packaged goods and the logistics giants that move them has led to an enormous demand for cardboard — further boosted by a shift away from plastic in favour of paper-based alternatives.
Billions of parcels traverse the globe to consumers every year, some heading from depots to customer doors within 24 hours of hitting digital shopping baskets.
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