Patent ID: 8296101

Claim:
A method for evaluating the sustainability of packaging used for shipping goods, said method comprising the steps of: receiving, via one or more processors, damage prevention data pertaining to the ability of a first set of one or more packages to prevent damage to a first set of one or more items; storing said damage prevention data in one or more memory storage areas; receiving, via said one or more processors, volume efficiency data, said volume efficiency data pertaining to the relative volume of a second set of one or more packages and a second set of one or more items; storing said volume efficiency data in at least one of said memory storage areas; receiving, via said one or more processors, package materials data pertaining to the sustainability of one or more package materials used to construct a third set of one or more packages; storing said package materials data in at least one of said memory storage areas; and determining, via said one or more processors, based on said damage prevention data, said volume efficiency data, and said package materials data, whether said first set of packages, said second set of packages, and said third set of packages have satisfied a set of predefined sustainability criteria.