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Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes - WSJ

The days of tiny online orders shipping to customers in oversized boxes are a step closer to becoming a thing of the past.

Big retailers are rolling out machines in their e-commerce distribution operations that make packages sized specifically to fit the items being shipped, potentially reining in some of the big volumes of cardboard generated as online shopping has grown.

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