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==What are the environmental impacts of packaging?== | ==What are the environmental impacts of packaging?== | ||
Packaging is directly responsible for a broad range of environmental issues, including overcrowded landfills, | Packaging is directly responsible for a broad range of environmental issues, including overcrowded landfills, [[Greenhouse gas emission]], and [[Litter-pollution|litter-pollution]] (both on land and in the ocean) | ||
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What is Packaging ?
Packaging is a function fulfiller that is added to a product with the aim of allowing this product to bridge time and distance at the desired cost and environmental impact, whereby the packaging ensures that the end user can ultimately use the product in acceptable quality. (Source: Ten Klooster, 2008) Packaging fulfills the following functions for the packaged product:
- Packaging makes it possible to use the packaged product
- The packaging protects (preserves) the packaged product
- The packaging makes it possible to transport the product
- The packaging informs about the packed product.
What are the environmental impacts of packaging?
Packaging is directly responsible for a broad range of environmental issues, including overcrowded landfills, Greenhouse gas emission, and litter-pollution (both on land and in the ocean)
