Ikea's Cardboard Pallets

In a few weeks, Ikea will start to use a strong corrugated cardboard structural pallet design to  replace wooden pallets. When using huge amounts of wooden pallets, this can make a difference from a sustainability viewpoint. Some doubt the re-usability of the corrugated pallets, but nevertheless, it looks like a worth while initiative. One-third the height of wooden trays at 5 centimeters (2 inches) and 90 percent lighter at 2.5 kilos, they’ll save thousands of truck trips and cut transport bills by 140 million euros ($193 million) a year at a cost of 90 million euros for paper purchases and new forklifts, Ikea says. From Core77 Find out more about sustainable packaging design.