Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 220 - December 12, 2001 - ISSN 1539-5065
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Packaging 101
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
Wired magazine has written an article, "Shippers Wrestle With Box Issues." It attempts to answer the question, "Why do companies ship small items in large boxes, wasting space, creating more disposable waste and driving up shipping costs?" http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,48151,FF.html (BTW, did you know that Michigan State University has a School of Packaging?!) ~http://www.msu.edu/~sop
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