Epson has won a WorldStar Global Packaging Award in the electronics category for its high-performance cushioning material made from used copier paper.
The copier paper is collected from an internal wastepaper collection system using Epson’s Dry Fibre technology that reduces the paper to fibres with a small amount of water, which are then moulded into cushioning materials.
The cushions have shock-absorbing properties, equivalent or superior to those of high-performance petroleum-derived cushioning materials. As there is no need to change the cushioning distance, the size of the retail boxes can be used effectively as cushions in printer packages. Because packaging is entirely paper based, it can be disassembled, reducing volume for disposal and recycling.
This is the second time that Epson has received a WorldStar Award, the first was in 2007 for ink packaging for its large-format inkjet printers.
The awards are organised by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), an international federation of packaging institutes, associations, federations, and other interested parties.
Epson will continue its efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle resources in the packaging sector.