We recycle the corrugated cartons used in our plants, and we keep more packaging out of the waste stream by requiring returnable containers from many of our suppliers. Source reduction and recyclable packages. One of our biggest success stories is our new method of source reduction. Imagine saving a million pounds of packaging each year. That's what we save in paper by reducing box sizes and using thin, high-performance carton board.
Smaller packages mean smaller shipping cases, which saves corrugated board.
Smaller cases mean we get more boxes in the trucks, and that saves fuel. We're loose-filling our rice and pasta boxes, eliminating pouches where possible. All of these steps will save over one million pounds of packaging a year. We're looking for more ways to reduce packaging and eventually make every package smaller, lighter and more environmentally friendly, while maintaining the high quality of our products. But now there are more environmental advantages to using virgin board for our boxes.