FIVE FACTS YOU DIDNOT KNOW ABOUT PACKAGING

 

Plastic cups and food packaging in the corona pandemic, we produce more packaging waste than ever. We could do without a lot of packaging. But in some cases, they're essential five facts you didn't know about packaging.

Trash cans overflowing with plastic dishes, coffee to go mugs and food packaging this is not a rare sight during the corona pandemic. Many notice that packaging waste has increased significantly due to Corona. The SM Custom Packaging garbage disposal reported 2,608 tons of packaging waste for March and April eleven percent more than the previous months.

But even without the corona crisis, packaging waste in USA is increasing year after year. For example, in 2018, every USA produced 227.5 kilograms, according to the Federal Environment Agency ( UBA ). But is all packaging unnecessary and harmful to the environment per se? Here are five little-known facts about packaging. Check out our custom burger boxes selection in the SM Custom Packaging the purpose of the boxes the best packaging solution to sell your burgers safely.

Where we produce packaging waste and can save it

The reasons for the increased amounts of packaging waste are diverse online trading is booming more than ever during the corona pandemic. We consume more food and drinks "to go," and the packaging of products is sometimes costly.

1. Less packaging in online retail

When shopping online, customers are just as important as the manufacturers. Because we decide what and how much we buy online and thus has a significant influence on how much packaging waste is ultimately generated. Therefore, you can make sure not to order each part separately, but leave products in the shopping cart until you have several together and only then send the online order. This has two other advantages Above a specific order value, you usually save on shipping costs, and when you look back in your shopping cart after a few weeks, you will notice that you no longer need one or the other item of clothing, accessories or technical toys so urgently.

But mail order companies are also in demand here in some shops, you can choose to have all products sent to you in one package. This may take a little longer, but it saves a lot of packaging material. Some providers are also currently testing reusable mailing bags made from recycled plastic. Get eco friendly bath bomb packaging at SM Custom Packaging it is a good option for robust quality Eco friendly Bath Bomb Packaging.

Avoid online retailing packaging

Due to the corona restrictions, it is impossible to visit a restaurant, so many people order their food to take away or have it delivered. We should continue to support the catering industry, but this can also be done with less packaging waste.

So when you order, feel free to ask whether you can bring your box, and the restaurant will pack your food in it. And the coffee to go tastes much better in its thermal mug anyway and stays warm longer.

If the restaurant doesn't pack your food in your containers, at least do without the plastic bags that many restaurants also use and point out that you would like to keep your food from them but don't want to cause so much packaging waste again.

Not all packaging is the same many restaurants already use recycled plastic packaging or paper and cardboard packaging. And what never has to be: plastic cutlery you have it at home, or you pack a fork, knife, and spoon for on the go.

Some restaurants also offer the option of having food delivered in reusable trays or picking them up.

3. Optimized packaging in the supermarket

When shopping in the supermarket, we come across all kinds of (plastic) packaging. However, not all packaging is essential, and some supermarkets are already working to avoid packaging.

Whether orange, banana, or potato Many fruit and vegetables already have packaging - namely their peel! You can therefore pack them loosely in your shopping cart without hesitation or use a reusable freshness net.

Reusable freshness net

Reusable fresh nets are a sustainable way to buy loose fruit and vegetables easily.

In the case of more susceptible varieties such as berries or lettuce, the packaging has a specific purpose to keep the fruit and vegetables fresh longer. Without packaging, this food spoils faster, and many customers no longer buy it.

Therefore, an excellent interim solution is optimized packaging that uses significantly less plastic, recycling packaging, and paper packaging made from waste paper. If you can't do without packaging for beverages or cleaning agents, for example packaging made from recycled material is a more environmentally friendly solution.

4. More environmentally friendly packaging

Packaging will still be needed in many areas to transport food and limit it to a specific purchase quantity. But there is a better alternative for non recycled or recyclable plastic packaging more environmentally friendly packaging.

This includes packaging made from grass paper, for example. Grass pellets are produced from the rapidly renewable raw material, without chemicals, serving as fruit and vegetable packaging. The grass paper comprises 40 percent sun dried grass and 60 percent wood; its production uses less water and energy than fresh fibers or waste paper.

5. Coating a protective coating for food

The Coating is the name of a new process that aims to protect food from spoilage and at the same time save packaging waste. For example, fruit and field crops are given a wafer-thin, edible coating (a "coat") that reduces cellular respiration. The aim is to keep the fruits fresh longer. Check out our Window Gable Boxes selection in the SM Custom Packaging it is a good option for captivating looks of gable shaped boxes with clear display window.