Those Boxes Piling Up Over The Holidays? Many Probably Have Georgia Roots

The U.S. Postal Service says it expects to deliver about 900 million packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.

But we’re not just receiving boxes during the holidays; the rise of online shopping means we’re getting boxes all the time. Few of us probably pay much attention to the boxes themselves, but there’s a reasonable chance that that box waiting by the front door, or sitting in the recycling bin, has at least some roots in Georgia.

Georgia is a big forestry state – number one in the nation, in terms of numbers of acres of privately-owned, managed timberland, according to the Georgia Forestry Association. Trees harvested here become – among other things — lumber, fuel for power plants, diapers, paper towels and boxes. Lots and lots of boxes.