Packaging is an ancient practice. Humans have been improvising containers for holding and transporting things for millennia, from baked clay vases to tanned leather satchels to sawed and nailed wooden ...

Would you believe that Amazon AMZN plans to deliver your next TV without wrapping it in an Amazon box? If you want a toaster or a television set, they will come in a manufacturer’s box without a new ...

For years, the familiar brown Amazon box has been a ubiquitous sight on doorsteps worldwide. Yet, with its convenience came a growing chorus of criticism: too much cardboard, too much plastic, and too ...

Todd Grasser, an Amazon process assistant, using an automated device to package items in paper bags for shipping at a facility in Sumner, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) SUMNER, Wash. — At ...

Most people are shopping online for at least some of their holiday presents, and this year they may notice the packages arriving on their doorsteps are getting smaller. It's not 'shrinkflation' — it's ...