Over the last year, Amazon.com Inc. has reduced the portion of shipments it packs in its cardboard boxes in favor of lightweight plastic mailers, which enable the retailing giant to squeeze more ...

Amazon’s new high-tech packaging system promises less waste, but will it offset the company’s growing environmental footprint? Amazon is taking a big step to reduce packaging waste amid rising ...

The e-commerce giant is now offering customers the option of less or zero packaging. Customer responses have ranged from criticism to praise for the eco-friendly move. 11% of U.S. Amazon orders will ...

In the “Automate the Freight” series, I’ve concentrated on stories that reflect my premise that the killer app for self-driving vehicles will not be private passenger cars, but will more likely be the ...

As Amazon continued to send more and more shipments, it became obvious it needed new ways to package them. It developed a series of new packing strategies, including creating envelopes for smaller ...