Help Out the Environment with Biodegradable Packaging

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Biodegradable Packaging for a Better Environmental Future

The human race continues to defile its only environment, the Earth, with an inordinate amount of non-recyclable garbage. Everything from baby diapers through phone books to plastic bags are only used once every day, disposed of in the trash and then carted off to the nearest landfill where they take decades or even centuries to decompose. Indeed, some of the more “well” designed materials are essentially impervious to age and will never beak down if not exposed to sunlight or air. It is with these facts in mind that the environmentally conscious have taken to using biodegradable packaging.

Packaging in the Present

The use of packaging materials to store and protect items during their distribution provides a needed and very valuable function. As such, the production of packaging has become a multi-billion-dollar industry that supports almost every other industry in the world. The industry is so wide spread and well-entrenched that, around the world, packaging accounts for nearly 2% of the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of every country on the planet.

The Future of Packaging

The reduction of packaging waste revolves around several useful technologies. Foremost is the concept of prevention, which aims to use the least amount of packaging to accomplish the safe transport of the interior products. Considerable research goes into the design of the products themselves to reduce or eliminate external packaging. Similarly, packaging technology aims to minimize the amount of material used by utilized sir space as a cushioning and insulating device.

On the production side, strenuous efforts are made to reuse and recycle packaging materials. The benefits to the planet are multifold as there is less waste material to dispose of and there is less energy used in manufacturing replacement materials.

What Does It All Mean?

Sustainable or biodegradable packaging is the only safe and efficient way to produce the packaging that is required by a modern world without endangering the environment. Prudent companies should carefully consider their options before utilizing non-biodegradable packaging.

Consumers are becoming far more cognizant of the fact that the world is not a bottomless pit when it comes to resources. They understand that companies have a moral obligation to safeguard the future by making environmentally sound decisions about their products and packaging and these same consumers are increasingly willing to shoulder their fair share of the cost. In short, it is exceedingly short-sighted for a company to underestimate its customers.

Brendan Kenny is a part of an elite team of writers who have contributed to hundreds of blogs and news sites. Follow him @Beekayyyyyy.

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