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Smurfit Kappa, Wings for Aid Create Disaster Relief Packaging Solution

Pack fully protects eggs in 100m (328 ft.) height drop.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Smurfit Kappa and the Wings for Aid Foundation created a packaging solution that facilitates the delivery of emergency supplies into hard-to-reach areas. The pack, which won the 2019 TIACA Air Cargo Sustainability Award, can be dropped from a plane without any damage to the contents. This was proven in prototype tests during which a pack of 30 eggs remained intact following a drop from 100 meters (328 feet). The packs can be easily reused for other purposes such as shelter but if left behind ...

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