UPS Program Assesses Green Packaging

UPS Inc. has launched a service it says will evaluate customers’ packaging processes based on environmental standards and give a score from its assessment.

Under Eco Responsible Packaging Program, UPS will rate packaging based on damage prevention, the sizing of packaging and the materials used in the packaging, for shippers who join the program.

UPS will then give the shipper a score, and if the shipper meets the program's requirements, it the company will allow it to use the program's logo on its packaging.

The three areas on which the program focuses center on environmental sustainability, UPS said. The service is contractual, and pricing is determined on a project basis.

UPS is ranked No. 1 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.