Enormous HP box spotted from space
Exclusive pics of Peterborough packaging pandemonium
Posted in Bootnotes, 22nd December 2008 11:02 GMT
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Our recent shock revelations of HP's apparent desire to bury our beloved home planet under the maximum packaging possible have attracted much reader feedback regarding just how the world's biggest consumer of cardboard and bubblewrap intends to destroy Mother Earth.
Until now, however, the company has restricted itself to containers which will fit inside the average courier van. We say until now, because here is a Google Earth grab showing the spectacular scene last week on the outskirts of Peterborough:

At maximum resolution, the chilling truth is revealed:

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