US paper mills are scaling back production as big-box retailers buy less cardboard, signaling a slowdown in consumer spending. Cardboard boxes are present at nearly every step of a good’s ...

Today, the cardboard box landing on your doorstep typically includes about 50 percent recycled fibers. Correction: Paper packaging consumes 3 billion trees worldwide each year. An earlier version ...

Happy Amazon Prime week, the discount-fest that will clutter front stoops and front desks with packages bearing that ubiquitous smiling arrow. It’s a reminder that the rise of e-commerce has ...