Unlike conventional packaging materials, new material innovations – such as biopolymers, lightweight composites, or recycled-content plastics – offer shipping companies and shippers clear advantages: lower total weight reduces freight costs and emissions, improved shock absorption minimizes transport damage, and sustainable materials increasingly meet binding environmental and circular economy requirements.
Source: https://www.packagingstrategies.com/articles/100620-new-material-innovations-for-freight-packaging
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