3 Ways to Breathe Life into New Obsolete Cardboard Boxes

It is easy to consider things becoming obsolete. The challenge lies in saving it from obsoletion. It would surprise you, but all it takes to prevent obsolescence is a little nudge in the right direction. Let’s take the example of cardboard boxes. While packaging material suppliers may try their best at recycling the boxes or reusing them, there is a point when the boxes become too frail as they are no longer able to serve the purpose for which they were created. 

Once this stage is reached, there is nothing much that can be done. In my personal opinion, the best thing that you could do is to sell the “dead” boxes for whatever they are worth and then invest in new obsolete boxes. These obsolete boxes are good as new and most of them are unused / fresh. The reason behind their obsolescence could be incorrect sizing, incorrect printing and incorrect board grade. Technically, there is absolutely nothing that is wrong with these boxes so they can be put to good use. In fact, they come pretty cheap so you can actually end up saving money by using new obsolete boxes for your packaging solutions. 

Many people are unaware of the actual condition of the so called “obsolete boxes” and just because of a technical name, they don’t consider these boxes. Here are 3 ways in which you can breathe life into the new obsolete boxes and contribute towards sustainable practices in the packaging industry.

E-Commerce Packaging

Everyone knows that ecommerce packaging requirements are quite diverse because the order made by a particular customer would be unique and can contain any number of items. This requires the ecommerce business to have boxes of differing sizes to incorporate the different order sizes. Instead of investing in new boxes, it would be a smart approach to get new obsolete boxes (available in printed as well as plain format) and use them as per requirement. 

By getting plain boxes, you can brand the boxes yourself or even come out with special labels for seasonal offerings. Even the printed ones can be used by simply putting a label on the print. This would save a lot of time, money and efforts in the process.

Personal Storage Box

This is probably the best use that can be made for the new obsolete boxes. There are no specific requirements for personal storage so boxes of any size or print can be used quite easily. You may store clothes, books, crockery, delicate items or just about anything that you wish to store. Since these are for your personal use, minor technical errors won’t make much of a difference to you.

Individual Delivery Box

The problem with recycled or reused boxes is that if they are used too much, then the fibres tend to lose their strength and this compromises the durability of the package. You can invest the same amount in new obsolete boxes and get the benefit of strong cardboard material as these boxes have never been used before. For individual delivery requirements, the new obsolete boxes are perfect because you can use them to pack any item and send it after proper packaging and labelling has been done.