Profile: Tom Cannon
Published in Florida magazine
Cardboard moving boxes are recyclable, but up to half of them still wind up in landfills, says Tom Cannon (advertising ’96). His company, BungoBox, offers a green, wallet-friendly alternative to cardboard by renting reusable plastic bins for corporate and residential moves.
The company, which Cannon started with his cousin Bob in 2009, has grown to include locations in Canada and Arizona as well as throughout Florida, where the company is based. Cannon had the idea for BungoBox while working in the steel manufacturing industry, where reusable inventory bins were the norm. He realized they would be ideal for packing, especially if the bins could be rented instead of purchased.
Cannon initially marketed BungoBox on its green cred: The bins can be used up to 400 times before they’re retired, as opposed to cardboard boxes, which tend to give out after a few uses. He quickly realized, however, that customers were primarily drawn to the convenience of the stackable lidded bins, which are delivered to customers and picked up empty at their new home or office, as well as the price: Weekly rentals start at $1.75 per box.
“For most of our customers, the green aspect is just the gravy,” Cannon said.
-Alisson Clark (BSJ ’98)
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