DS Smith has developed plastic-free packaging for a Bosch Home Comfort Group gas boiler.
The manufacturer replaced Styrofoam elements in its solution with corrugated board that can be recycled more than 20 times.
DS Smith calculates that this switch has removed 100,000 plastic components and saved more than 300 tonnes of carbon emissions per year.
After Bosch Home Comfort Group requested fully recyclable packaging for its boiler, a team of expert designers used eight metrics to measure different options.
DS Smith has set a goal to eliminate 1bn pieces of problem plastics from supply chain and shelves by 2025.
Stefan Endres, account manager at DS Smith Germany, said: “We are helping our industry clients to become plastic-free, protecting the product right across the supply cycle, and are very pleased to be working with Bosch Home Comfort Group.
“This project clearly shows that corrugated cardboard can score with ideal protective properties and at the same time create an improvement in sustainability, and this process can be applied to the most demanding of industrial packaging challenges.”
Jingjing Huang, purchasing engineering combustion systems at Bosch Home Comfort Group, added: “We are delighted about the positive impact of this packaging optimisation by the DS Smith team and the value it brings to our businesses and the environment.
“With the changeover to this sustainable and fully recyclable packaging solution made from corrugated cardboard, Bosch Home Comfort Group is now able to meet the versatile demand for sustainable solutions while maintaining product protection.”
