Packaging Improvements Supplier Toolkit

Deforestation is a source of global warming and is a threat to biodiversity. Our aim is to ensure that the wood and fiber-based packaging materials that we use do not contribute to deforestation. So far, 72.9% of all fiber packaging aligns with our zero deforestation standards a 10% increase from 2019.

A smaller box was developed and validated for shipping around 1,000 products daily at our Milwaukee distribution center. The new solution has an air space reduction of over 50%– a reduction of 60 metric tons of packaging materials annually. We are further developing this initiative by implementing other Packaging for Smalls projects at sites across the organization.

Recent Milli-Q^® systems were protected by conventional petroleum-based polyethylene foam. The new foam protectors are now made from bio-based polyethylene that stems from a coproduct of sugar production and reduced the usage of fossil-based sources. This reduces the usage of fossil-based polyethylene foam by 4 tons annually and reduces CO₂ emissions by 8.8 tons of CO₂e annually.