Your days of sneaking a peek for collectible cards by shining a light through the packaging are numbered. Toppan have developed a 98% light-shielded pack to hide their collectibles: https://packagingeurope.com/news/light-shielding-paper-pillow-packs-hide-rare-trading-cards-before-opening/14359.article Check out this story and more in this week's newsletter: https://bakeandbag.com/newsletter

Parcel lockers are being rolled out at major supermarkets around the UK, as well as being in place in many smaller shops already. For this week's newsletter I tried to find the locker sizes for the major locker brands - it was surprisingly difficult. I've put together what I can find for the Friday newsletter, but just for us Skoolers - here's the link ahead of Friday: https://bakeandbag.com/learn/parcel-locker-sizes/ If you can find more sizes, add them to the comments and I'll update the website.

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Ekoroll have developed a paper cup with a folding lid that forms a drinking spout: https://packagingeurope.com/news/lid-free-paper-cup-from-ekoroll-avoids-plastic-lids-and-polymer-coatings/14262.article

Does anyone else have a Black List? Those people you won't do business with? My list includes categories: Too slow, Too Expensive, Frauds, Gross Over Packaging. This supplier definitely falls into the Gross Over Packaging category. Mouser Electronics is a US company with a UK division. This was my first order from them and their prices were good, their website straightforward and the products had tons of data and 3D drawings. All good signs until I received this box of plastic for 17 small components. It also makes no sense to me - it's bad for the environment, the zip lock bags were taped shut so couldn't be reused and took time to cut them all open, they don't provide any protection other than moisture and it would have cost them a ton of time to bag them all at their end. If I had a commercial premises, it would also have added to commercial waste costs. Why not use paper bags, or moisture coated paper bags and seal them with the label that's being stuck on anyway?