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Re:Cardboard-Box Demand Is Slumping. Why That's Bad News for... by bediger4000 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @08:02PM (#45327764)
Interesting graph in that article - cardboard consumption peaked in 1999. The article hints at improved packaging efficiency as the cause, but the drop is about 20%. Seems like a lot.
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Re:Cardboard-Box Demand Is Slumping. Why That's Bad News for... by panarchy on Sunday September 21, 2025 @08:24PM (#45327911)
I would be interested to see the rate of use for bubble mailers and the like over the same time period.
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