Article Title: Excessive Product Packaging
How a product is packaged is critical for what it stands for and how well it sells but product packaging is usually discarded quickly and ends up in landfills. The cons of excessive packaging is that it requires more materials and more resources to manufacture so greater costs. Some countries, like Japan and China, have laws and regulations on product packaging. Laws are critical for setting the framework in which green consumerism can occur. Reducing the amount of packaging is also crucial because it reduces carbon dioxide emissions as of less power and fuel are used to production and transportation. Packaging should be user-friendly so it does not have to be destroyed when opened. Also it should be normal sizes and shapes because odd shapes and large sizes are not storage friendly and don't last long. Luckily, consumer awareness on environmental conservation is increasing; retailers are acknowledging this and are exerting pressure on retailers.
Packaging on products do need to be reduced everywhere; in supermarkets, fast food restaurants, electronic stores. I don't even understand why products have 3 or more layers of packaging when consumers are going to open it and throw it all away anyways. Packaging on products should be simple and user-friendly yet attractive and distinguishable and able to express the brand's message. I believe that reducing the amount of packaging on products is a crucial first step towards a more sustainable economy. Reusing and recycling as much as possible and disposing at landfills as a last resort is crucial too. Government intervention is necessary because consumers and producers are limited by costs and their initiatives are not enough. If we all followed these steps, the amount of waste can be reduced and it''s one step closer to a sustainable environment.
- How a product is packaged is critical for what it stands for and how well it sells.
- Product packaging is usually discarded quickly and ends up in landfills.
- Excessive packaging requires more materials, more resources to manufacture, and more costs.
- Reducing the amount of packaging reduces carbon dioxide emissions because of less power and fuel used for production and transportation. This is a crucial first step towards a more sustainable economy.
- Reusing and recycling as much as possible and disposing at landfills as a last resort is crucial too.
- Government intervention is necessary because consumers and producers are limited by costs and their initiatives are not enough.
- In Japan, producers and consumers are taxed by the amount of packaging produced and disposed.
- China has laws governing how product packaging should be proportional to the actual product.
- Laws are critical for setting the framework in which green consumerism can occur.
- Consumer awareness on environmental conservation is increasing so retailers acknowledge this and exert pressure on retailers.
- The challenge is to make "clever innovative packaging designs that are simple, attractive, distinguishable and able to embody the brand’s message".
- Packaging should be user-friendly so it does not have to be destroyed when opened. Also it should be normal sizes and shapes because odd shapes and large sizes are not storage friendly and don't last long.
How a product is packaged is critical for what it stands for and how well it sells but product packaging is usually discarded quickly and ends up in landfills. The cons of excessive packaging is that it requires more materials and more resources to manufacture so greater costs. Some countries, like Japan and China, have laws and regulations on product packaging. Laws are critical for setting the framework in which green consumerism can occur. Reducing the amount of packaging is also crucial because it reduces carbon dioxide emissions as of less power and fuel are used to production and transportation. Packaging should be user-friendly so it does not have to be destroyed when opened. Also it should be normal sizes and shapes because odd shapes and large sizes are not storage friendly and don't last long. Luckily, consumer awareness on environmental conservation is increasing; retailers are acknowledging this and are exerting pressure on retailers.
Packaging on products do need to be reduced everywhere; in supermarkets, fast food restaurants, electronic stores. I don't even understand why products have 3 or more layers of packaging when consumers are going to open it and throw it all away anyways. Packaging on products should be simple and user-friendly yet attractive and distinguishable and able to express the brand's message. I believe that reducing the amount of packaging on products is a crucial first step towards a more sustainable economy. Reusing and recycling as much as possible and disposing at landfills as a last resort is crucial too. Government intervention is necessary because consumers and producers are limited by costs and their initiatives are not enough. If we all followed these steps, the amount of waste can be reduced and it''s one step closer to a sustainable environment.