Due to human inclination to attractive products and as the product cover comes first, its obvious for marketers to put detailed efforts and resources for designing and making the covers and packaging. And ultimately natural resources (scarce) got stuck in the form of harmful wastes once the product is unveiled. In most of the cases the packaging seems unnecessary and extremely elaborated and decorated made up of harmful and toxic materials.
How could we just stop and help the economy use natural resources judiciously and in a sustainable manner? Are consumers in favour of Sustainability?
Ha ha. Nice way to put it. Thanks @Aleš Kralj
Certainly there are advantages. But what about where there is no need to preserve/ protect or to increase the self life..
Anyways, mankind needs to separate needs from want and desires, I suppose....
Come up with a global challenge, that has the backing of major retailers, like Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Walmart, Apple etc.. Entice these sponsors to join by pointing out that it is good for business (they will advertise for you in product placement adds). Have them all buy into funding the project and include huge rewards and ultimately supply winner with production and distribution sponsorship. Include research grants to universities. Winners for best sustainable packaging design and material, most biodegradable etc. This way you will have the world involved and interested in the project. In the end you may have a movement much like plastic bags, becoming a thing of the past .. I see more and more people using their own bags for groceries. The more involved retailers are the more global response to the idea.
@Peter Philbrook , thanks a lot. Efforts are less to restore and damages are more.
It may only be a partial solution to the packaging problem as presented in the original question but if plastics were replaced by some biodegradable material a significant progress could be made. It shouldn't be difficult to find specific materials instead of plastics maintaining most if not all the characteristics. From the point of view of safety such material could possibly offer a significant improvement.
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