Future of Packaging 2022

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is already changing the way businesses account for packaging, from the data they collect to the fees they pay. While much of the conversation has focused on consumer-facing packaging, there’s another category that warehouses deal with every day: tertiary packaging and transit packaging.

For decades, bubble wrap has been the go-to choice for protecting products in transit. It’s familiar, readily available and effective at cushioning everything from fragile goods to awkwardly shaped items. But the way businesses think about protective packaging is changing.

Peak season has a way of exposing weaknesses in a packing operation that go unnoticed for most of the year. A taping machine that handles your usual April workload without a problem can become the point where the entire packing line starts to back up when order volumes surge in November and December.