According to trendspotter Springwise, the Life Box can be made
to virtually any dimension and used by consumers and companies
alike to package or ship goods. What sets the Life Box apart,
however, is that within its corrugations are hundreds of tree
seeds and thousands of spores of beneficial mycorrhizal fungi.
How it works: Once a consumer removes whatever was shipped
inside their box, they can tear it up, plant the pieces and
water them. In about two months, tree seedlings will emerge,
nurtured by the mycorrhizal fungi. In about two years, the young
trees can be planted in the ground where they’ll ultimately
reside. Birches, alders, pines, hemlocks and cedars are among
the tree species represented, a quarter of which will survive in
90 percent of the continental United States. The Life Box
company, which is based in Olympia, Wash., estimates that one
tree from the hundreds of seeds in each box will survive for 30
years, allowing one ton of carbon to be sequestered. Those who
planted them, meanwhile, can vis