Packaging material made from corn cushions and insulates

摘要

As companies grow increasingly concerned about environmental stewardship-or about ensuring their customers' positive perceptions of the same-there's been a significant uptick in shippers moving away from polystyrene, polyethylene and polyure-thane protective packaging. "All three can be recycled, but it's not convenient for most recipients and most communities do not accept polystyrene," explains Tim Colonnese, president and CEO of KTM Industries. "The materials wind up in your garbage, and ultimately in landfills. With more people using meal delivery services-including my household-customers are complaining about all the packaging waste. My wife was complaining up a storm about this last week."