Articles from DS Smith

DS Smith, a leading fiber-based packaging manufacturer, which was acquired by International Paper in 2025, found through its Unboxing Consumer Preferences on Sustainable Packaging survey that sustainability is the most important attribute of a shipping package. The survey of 1,048 adults in the United States also indicated that consumers want retail brands to clearly communicate their sustainability success and are paying attention to how retailers are cutting out waste in stores and in e-commerce.

DS Smith, a leading fiber-based packaging manufacturer, has launched Tape Back, a unique packaging design solution that eliminates the need for single-use plastic tear strips in e-commerce packaging. Tape Back uses one glue strip for two e-commerce shipments, reducing waste and ensuring suppliers can offer seamless and sustainable returns.

Holiday gifting season ushers in a flurry of wrapping paper, present packages, and shipping boxes plus good news that Americans are recycling these materials more than ever, according to industry trends bolstered by global leader in sustainable fiber-based packaging DS Smith’s circular infrastructure.

With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, a new survey by DS Smith, a global leader in sustainable fiber-based packaging, reveals a common complaint for online shoppers: damaged goods. The online survey conducted by The Harris Poll found that a staggering 60% of Americans have received damaged goods when ordering online this year. Among those receiving damaged goods, about one third said the package was crushed (34%), torn (34%) or the product was smashed within the packaging (32%).

DS Smith, a leading fiber-based packaging manufacturer, has launched PackRight 2.0, a hybrid collaboration experience. The new offering features interactive workshops to help businesses in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), e-commerce and other industries innovate and enhance the sustainability of their packaging using DS Smith’s proprietary Circular Design Metrics.

DS Smith, a leading global provider of sustainable, fiber-based corrugated packaging, today announced it has partnered with Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK) to support its mission to educate, advocate and secure the protection and stewardship of the Chattahoochee River, as well as engage DS Smith Atlanta area employees in environmental stewardship.

Ahead of schedule and in partnership with some of the most iconic fast-moving consumer goods brands in the world, DS Smith announced today it has replaced over 1.2 billion pieces of plastics across its international markets, surpassing the target 16 months ahead of schedule in advance of its 2025 target1. This marks a key sustainability milestone for one of the leading international suppliers of more sustainable packaging solutions.

Shop.able Carriers, a line of recyclable, reusable boxes for supermarkets that replaces plastic shopping bags, are now available to deliver consumers a more sustainable and convenient packaging solution for everyday grocery shopping. The durable, stackable boxes – designed and manufactured by sustainable fiber-based packaging leader DS Smith – feature the company’s patented, food-safe, and water-resistant Greencoat® coating technology, giving consumers an affordable alternative to hard-to-recycle plastic bags. Shop.able Carriers are reusable, moisture-resistant, modular, and 100% recyclable made from renewable resources.

DS Smith, a leading global provider of sustainable, fiber-based corrugated packaging, is launching its DryPack seafood box in North America. A sustainable replacement for non-recyclable expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam boxes, DS Smith DryPack is a no-leak, 100% water-resistant, fully recyclable box that, when packed with ice, can keep fresh fish below 40 degrees Fahrenheit for over 40 hours in cold chain operations.

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Leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions DS Smith has raised the ambitions of its Now & Next Sustainability Strategy to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon, Circular Economy.

Sustainable packaging leader DS Smith today reveals research that is underway into destructive G-force pressures on packages.

Most pizza lovers stocking up for football’s championship game know their leftover boxes can be recycled but an alarming 40% say they don’t always do so.

Consumers busy with online holiday shopping say they are committed to recycling packages but admit resorting to bad habits sometimes when their at-home recycling bins are full, according to a national survey by paper and packaging leader DS Smith.

Online shoppers are fed up with a glut of packages arriving too big for the products being shipped, too flimsy, covered with too much tape or not being waterproof or recyclable.

As online shopping flourishes, nearly half of consumers say they have received a rain-damaged cardboard package, according to a national survey by paper and packaging leader DS Smith. Following the recent pandemic-fueled e-commerce spike, 44% say their cardboard box deliveries were spoiled by rain.

In the 150th year of the ubiquitous cardboard box, packaging experts at sustainability leader DS Smith outlined today a futuristic blueprint for how the box might evolve over the next half century.

As fall approaches, sustainable packaging leader DS Smith has launched a new solution to collect the season’s changing leaves with GreenChute, a 100% curbside recyclable and reusable corrugated yard waste bag filler.

DS Smith, a sustainable packaging leader, announced today that it has named Keith Tornes as managing director, paper, forestry and recycling for North America.

Packaging leader DS Smith is pushing ahead in exploring outside-the-box options, testing materials typically seen in gardens, parks and beaches.

New data from sustainable packaging leader, DS Smith, has revealed that the generational gap in recycling has gone global – with older people more than any other generation holding themselves accountable for responsibly recycling of boxes.

Sustainable packaging company DS Smith today announced that it has designed out over 313 million pieces of problem plastics in the last two years alone as part of its ambitious plastic replacement program. Knowing that the circular life of a piece of packaging relies on the consumer taking the correct action to recycle, DS Smith has also educated over 2.8 million people in the importance of the circular economy.

DS Smith, a leading paper and packaging producer, and the University of Georgia are coming to the rescue of Rafinesque's Big-eared bats, southeastern gopher tortoises and other critical animal species that call southeast Georgia home.

Mountaire Farms, the nation’s fourth largest poultry processor in the U.S., has a lot to be proud of when it comes to sustainable packaging.

America’s farmers are reaping more indirect benefits from the spike in e-commerce and shipping, thanks to a mineral rich byproduct of the thermal process that powers a paper mill.

If retailers want to attract and keep more environmentally conscious consumers in today’s demanding marketplace, their products should have clearer directions on recycling, according to a national survey by sustainable packaging leader DS Smith.

Super Bowl Sunday remains one of the busiest days for pizza chains. The American Pizza Community estimates that 12.5 million pizzas are sold on the day of the Big Game every year, and sustainable packing leader DS Smith wants to settle the score around a big problem the day after the game: what to do with all those pizza boxes?

Sustainable packaging leader DS Smith today announced its ambitious commitment to align its global operations to a 1.5°C scenario as set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. The roadmap to 1.5°C has been submitted for verification by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)*.

DS Smith announced today its strong progress in five major corporate ESG ratings in 2021, strengthening its credentials as a sustainable packaging champion and demonstrating its commitment to lead the packaging industry in the transition to a circular economy model.

Sustainable packaging leader DS Smith scored 67 in the 2021 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, reflecting an improvement of 16 points over the last year. (Score date: Nov 12, 2021).

There’s a new holiday hue this season as Black Friday becomes brown, thanks to shoppers opting for the safety and convenience of online shopping and delivery via cardboard boxes, versus braving traffic, crowded malls and shopping centers.

A pandemic-induced surge in e-commerce has left shoppers with more boxes than ever before, triggering a rush by consumers to embrace recycling and raising the demand for sustainable packaging. But while there’s more interest in sustainability – especially among millennials – many buyers say they’re frustrated by the amount of unrecyclable material showing up and the lack of easy access to local recycling sites.

Sustainable packaging leader DS Smith announced today it has embedded its pioneering Circular Design Metrics across all its packaging sites to support the transition to a circular economy and help customers achieve their ESG goals, furthering its commitment to meeting customer needs as the corporate world embraces ESG and works to set and meet targets that reduce environmental impacts.

From a pile of seaweed to a cardboard box.

Indiana students heading to college can get free, recyclable moving boxes, thanks to a “Pack to School” campaign announced today by DS Smith, a leading paper and corrugated packaging supplier, and Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS).

Businesses that faced pandemic struggles are showing signs of recovery, increasing orders with leading sustainable packaging producer DS Smith in response to consumer demand for more home and personal care products, updated wardrobes and even alcohol.

Sustainable packaging leader DS Smith’s paper mill in southeast Georgia has earned top honors as an industry leader in energy efficiency.

DS Smith, a global sustainable packaging leader, today announced it has hit seven of its key sustainability milestones – including meeting targets on the circular economy, forest management, community engagement and water management.

The pandemic-fueled uptick in e-commerce has delivered a real pain point, with a vast majority of shoppers complaining about their struggles in opening a product or delivery box – so much so that many have injured themselves doing so, according to a survey by sustainable packaging leader DS Smith.

Sustainable packaging leader DS Smith announced today a series of ambitious climate targets, including a science-based target to achieve a 40% reduction of CO2 emissions per ton of product by 2030, compared to 2019 levels, and a commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Americans are awash in boxes from a pandemic-induced push to online shopping. But how do consumers feel about those boxes? Baby Boomers, the generation that came of age amid the first Earth Day in 1970, are the most motivated to recycle those leftover boxes, according to a nationwide poll by global packaging leader DS Smith. And the majority of consumers (57%) don’t mind the extras, because “you can never have too many boxes” for re-shipping, storage and other purposes.

Sustainable packaging leader DS Smith, bolstering its commitment to accelerate its work in the circular economy, announced today a $140 million investment in research and development, including developing new materials to replace plastics and a testing program to strengthen corrugated cardboard and reduce G-force shock in home delivery packaging.