21.1 Packaging and the environment
- Created by: Himee Senanayake
- Created on: 16-06-18 14:49
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- 21.1 Packaging and the environment
- Packaging problems
- many are persuaded to buy a product because of it's packaging
- most common material in packaging = plastic
- non-renewable and very difficult to recycle
- very un-environmentally friendly
- Two functions
- Primary packaging
- protect and provide information about storage and contents
- Secondary packaging
- contains the product
- made of card or plastic
- bright printed graphics
- detailed information to the consumer e.g. legal requirements
- Primary packaging
- 70% ends up in landfill sites
- pollutes the environment with potent methane gas
- designers should minimise the impact on the environment
- pollutes the environment with potent methane gas
- Eco-friendly solutions
- manufactures are becoming more aware of the impact they have on the environment
- Paper + card = better option than plastic
- biodegradable materials have been invented e.g. potato starch
- Paperfoam
- alternative to normal plastics
- Potatopak
- behaves like polystyrene
- Paperfoam
- Waste hierarchy pyramid
- 1) Prevention - no packaging
- 2) Minimise - use less
- 3) Re-use - existing packaging
- 4) Use recycled material to package items
- 5) Use waste materials to power a power station
- 6) Dump the packaging in a landfill site
- Packaging problems
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