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Ikea Cardboard PalletFurniture retailer Ikea just announced plans to swap out wooden shipping pallets in favor of new lightweight cardboard pallets - and although this isn't a change that customers will be able to see, the company expects to see a decrease in transport costs amounting to <b>140 million euros</b> ($193 million). The thinner, lighter, and cheaper cardboard pallets will be sourced from local suppliers and they can support the same amount of weight as the wooden versions The only thing is that the cardboard pallets can only be used once, meaning that they will be discarded and recycled afterwards. Transportation costs may be reduced, but the verdict is still out if this the cardboard pallets are really better in terms of sustainability....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/ikea-swaps-out-wooden-shipping-pallets-for-lighter-cardboard-pallets-to-reduce-shipping-costs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Ikea Cardboard PalletFurniture retailer Ikea just announced plans to swap out wooden shipping pallets in favor of new lightweight cardboard pallets - and although this isn't a change that customers will be able to see, the company expects to see a decrease in transport costs amounting to <b>140 million euros</b> ($193 million). The thinner, lighter, and cheaper cardboard pallets will be sourced from local suppliers and they can support the same amount of weight as the wooden versions The only thing is that the cardboard pallets can only be used once, meaning that they will be discarded and recycled afterwards. Transportation costs may be reduced, but the verdict is still out if this the cardboard pallets are really better in terms of sustainability....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/ikea-swaps-out-wooden-shipping-pallets-for-lighter-cardboard-pallets-to-reduce-shipping-costs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
