Insulated container and method of forming and loading an insulated container

A method of loading an insulated container comprising the steps of:

• providing a rigid container having a bottom side, a front side, a rear side, a left side, a right side, and a top side wherein the bottom and top sides have the same length and width as one another, wherein the left and right sides have the same height and width as one another, and wherein the front and rear sides have the same height and width as one another;
• providing a first insulated pad having a predetermined thickness and density, having a length and a width, and having a perimeter calculated by adding the length and the width and multiplying by two, wherein the first insulated pad comprises a quantity of recycled post-industrial, pre-consumer natural fiber and synthetic fiber;
• providing a second insulated pad having the same thickness and density as the first insulated pad;
• providing a third insulated pad having the same thickness and density as the first insulated pad, and having a length that is longer than the width of the first insulated pad;
• positioning the first insulated pad inside rigid container in contact with at least the bottom of the rigid container;
• positioning the third insulated pad inside the rigid container in contact with at least the left side of the rigid container;
• positioning the second insulated pad inside the rigid container in contact with at least the top of the insulated container.