Dyson Cardboard Packing...Why So Much Waste.

[Klippie]

The other day I bought a Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner, after I unpacked it all I couldn't believe the amount of waste cardboard, it weighed 3.6kgs, there was so much I had to take it to a recycle centre as it wouldn't fit in my bin...we all like to do a bit for the tree huggers and all that but this is ridiculous.

[LukeBrown66]

Better than polystyrene surely

[JayRidesBikes]

As you said in your post, you've taken it to the recycling centre - cardboard can be recycled, polystyrene is expensive to recycle and often ends up in landfill.

You would be complaining to Dyson if they didn't pack out the box with all of the card and bits arrived damaged..

[Vickers_VC10]

Cardboard 10 times out of 10. It's the plastic waste that staggers me. Things come with an almost pathological attention to making sure products get no damage in any circumstances to remove the obvious people who order, use and send back. If it's not damaged then it can't be sent back although true charlatans would send back anyway.

Manufacturers should be charged a levy on packaging and sustainable waste reduces said levy. Quite a few manufacturers adopt the strategy of we aren't being penalised so let's not bother and also let client/customer deal with it.

[Panamax]

If you'd bought it from Amazon they'd probably have packed it in another, larger box as well!

[Klippie]

LukeBrown66 said:

Better than polystyrene surely

100%...

I hope it doesn't break down as they'll ask can you return it in the original packing..!!!