... Packaging technology is now advanced enough to give us boxes that are air-tight and tamper evident, so the bag is only there because we expect it to be there.
For the record, my company manufactures a re-sealable system for sack and bag packaging, which can reduce waste by up to 75%.
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Advantages: good for planet and pocket Disadvantages: we may have to adjust how we look at products
...into a market place the packaging has to be seen not only to conform to the "norms" of that particular market, but also it has to try and establish itself - so packaging companies come up with new and devilish designs, which generally constitute more raw materials leading to higher product costs and more waste.
DVD's to me also seem overpackaged. I know the cases are the way they are to differentiate them from CD's, however, ... ...and the preference for bio-degradable packaging is increasing. However, to help this situation maybe we should go the path of the Germans who have a Gruner Punkt (green point) declaration on their packaging, this illustrates that the packaging, if not totally bio-degradable, does correspond within certain environmental guidelines to lessen the effect on the environment.
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Look in any landfill site and the paper there must be enough paper in there to have come from 2 or 3 Brazillian rainforests. Through our consumer demands we expect and require our goods to be packaged way over the top, resulting in a huge amount of waste which accounts not only for a huge number of us to become increasingly worried about the Environment but also for rising prices in consumer goods.
Take Cigarettes for example, although I'm a non smoker I am fully aware of the implications of cigarettes. I'm not damning any smokers out there, that's not what this is about, what I am damning is the cigarette manufacturers. First off a ciggie packet is wrapped in plastic, after the plastic has been pulled off and thrown on the floor the box is opened and the smoker is confronted by a slip of gold or silver paper. They pull that out and throw that on the floor and then also chuck away the points card. Pull out the ciggie - smoke it and then throw the stub on the floor. They do this twenty times and then throw the packet on the floor. I'm not saying every smoker does this, but a huge proportion do. Cigarettes are hugely overpackaged, WHY?? It's because we expect them to be.
A wine connosseur (sp) once told me that corking a bottle of wine makes absolutely no difference to the taste of the wine inside, it's just that consumers expect a quality bottle of wine to be corked.
The same thing with cigarettes, or washing powder, or mayonnaise - we all expect certain products to be packaged a certain way. This means that when new products are launched into a market place the packaging has to be seen not only to conform to the "norms" of that particular market, but also it has to try and establish itself - so packaging companies come up with new and devilish designs, which generally constitute more raw materials leading to higher product costs and more waste.
DVD's to me also seem overpackaged. I know the cases are the way they are to differentiate them from CD's, however, is there really any need for them to be twice the size of CD cases?
It is an escalating problem that can be seen on many goods, and the impact is not only environmental but also helps us to live in "Rip Off Britain".
Stricter waste management laws are underway from Europe, and the preference for bio-degradable packaging is increasing. However, to help this situation maybe we should go the path of the Germans who have a Gruner Punkt (green point) declaration on their packaging, this illustrates that the packaging, if not totally bio-degradable, does correspond within certain environmental guidelines to lessen the effect on the environment.
So next time you open your box of cornflakes, and then open the bag inside ask why it is packaged in such a way. Packaging technology is now advanced enough to give us boxes that are air-tight and tamper evident, so the bag is only there because we expect it to be there.
For the record, my company manufactures a re-sealable system for sack and bag packaging, which can reduce waste by up to 75%.
We need a stronger voice as a consumer, and we need to be able to demand that manufacturers give us enough packaging to do the job, and not just give us more to make us satisfied.
Advantages: keeps food fresh and allows for product differentiation Disadvantages: Killing our planet slowly but surely!
...the issue of packaging.
Packaging is a problem that plagues us all. I won't mention the brand name but a well-known chocolate biscuit brand (having the same name as a flight-less sea bird - I'm sure you know which one!) used to (I stopped buying because of this fact so I am unsure if it still does!) produce a double pack. It placed two single packets of biscuits individually wrapped inside an outer wrapping. What a waste! Why not strap two individual ... ...outer-wrapping? I don't think the packaging was even recyclable either! So a double thumbs down for this company!
Some of you might be thinking "so what" its just some plastic wrapping. Well, if you multiply that by the millions of sheets unnecessarily wasted in the manufacturing process this becomes more of an issue! There links with some plastics (no longer referring to any brand now for fear of legal action!) that are linked with the lowering ...
earningstuff 09.02.2001
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