Development of fabric wrap for packaging in e-commerce as an alternative to plastic bubble sheet.

The internet has revolutionized the system of retail shopping. People now get all the products under one roof without even visiting the store. Everything has become a one-touch process. Customers place their orders over online platform and receive the products within 7 to 8 days. Though the door delivery of goods is very useful for modern consumers, it has given rise to some serious environmental challenges due to the excessive usage of plastics. To pack the products ordered online needs a whole leap of plastic wrap, bubble sheet, thermocol sheet and the list of packaging waste is endless. Products like corrugated bubble sheet, green wrap, indented kraft paper can be focused on as eco-friendly alternatives for this ecological damage. Though there is room for sustainable modules in the fashion industry, there must be companies and people willing to take up the new ideals. Here an attempt is made to develop a cushioning material from fabric and compare its properties with bubble wrap. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]