Products made with recycled content are very important for two main reasons. First, goods made with recycled content use less energy and resources than those that are made with virgin content. Specifically, this is the case for products made from paper and plastic. According to Maine Resource Recovery Association Executive Director Katherine Guerin, for every ton of recycled paper waste, 17 trees, 4200-kilowatt hours of electricity, 7000 gallons of water, and 3 cubic yards of landfill space are saved. Using items made from recycled materials saves an immense amount of energy with corresponding savings in greenhouse gas emissions.
The second reason why it is important to use recycled content is that there is a strong business that needs to be expanded more and more. The market strength for recycled material is what lies behind implementing the use of recycled material. Recycling works if the recycling merchants can make a profit. This only happens if buyers are eager to purchase materials made from recycled content. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen this type of business to make it established in the market.
However, there are problems associated with certain materials, such as paper. Recycled paper is inherently weaker than virgin paper. Each following stage of a material's life leads to the fibers being shorter and thinner, and therefore weaker. However, this does not affect the making of the packaging. E-commerce packaging is, in fact, suitable for using recycled content.
BOTTA Packaging, thanks to the use of corrugated cardboard, represents the perfect combination of using material made of recycled content and offering customers a high-quality product. In fact, BOTTA Packaging's products are recyclable and sustainable but have characteristics such as strength, convenience, and excellent design.
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