Questions tagged [packaging]
all materials used to enclose and protect items for the purpose of distributing and/or selling them. See also [paper], [plastic]
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Are zero waste shops still more sustainable if they are delivering?
I used to rely on a local zero-waste / refill shop for most of my food shopping. Since moving, I no longer have anything similar within reach. While looking for alternatives, I came across an online ...
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Brand audit - consider producer or distributor of products?
I am conducting a brand audit of discarded waste in Germany. At times food products are produced by company A but then sold through company B as their own company B brand. Examples are the brands ...
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Is this symbol of three arrows pointing away from a person with a arrow surronding him a recycling symbol?
I used up a bottle of moisturising cream today, and so I looked around the bottle to find out whether I could recycle it or not. I found this symbol of a person with three arrows coming out of his ...
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Does it matter whether I recycle packaging as one contiguous chunk or as separated parts?
I deliberately avoid cutting off or tearing off parts of packaging which I intend to recycle as in my mind I would imagine that this makes the recycling process easier. But does it actually? Is there ...
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What is a sustainable source of mailing envelopes?
Where can one obtain mailing envelopes which are more sustainably sourced than usual?
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Environmental impact of vegan food packaging
I'm a vegan, and a lot of times vegan frozen food (and maybe other food) packaging can be this thick plasticy non-recycable material.
Some example brand food images are the following:
Morning star ...
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Biodegradable Food Packging
I am trying to figure out an application for a biodegradable packaging material a found out about. It is made from old or used potatoes or corn starch. I was thinking of using it in Pizza boxes to ...
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Solution to zero-waste take-away cup containers?
The most common sustainable solution for soup takeaway (to-go) containers are those compostable cup and lid sets - made from plant-based plastic (PLA) lid and a paper/PLA cup.
These are basically non-...
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Paper packaging once a day or plastic every second day?
I buy a lot of cottage cheese. There are two kinds of packagings available:
paper wrappings, which I buy one piece a day
plastic bag, of which one pack is enough for two days
Assuming that I can't ...
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What is the most sustainable packaging for milk?
When buying milk, there are three forms of available packaging: plastic containers, TetraPak, and glass bottles.
None of these forms of packaging are optimal - plastic containers are single-use, ...
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How can I support the recycling, but not the new production of aluminum?
While the initial production of aluminum is a waste-intensive, energy-intensive process that has negative environmental and social impact through deforestation and contamination of waterways, aluminum ...
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Which packaging has less negative impact to the environment, foil paper or plastic + cardboard?
so I am starting a small business that sells packaged food and coffee beans. Sustainability is an important issue for me, so I'm trying for my packaging to negatively impact the environment as small ...
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Any succesful initiatives for packaging material reuse?
I find that we are having more and more things delivered as opposed to buying in stores. This winter a few cardboard boxes with 10kg of oranges, several books, and just this week a fridge.
I was ...
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Seaweed snacks without lots of packaging
My kids like seaweed snacks but there’s so much packaging. Alternatively I can buy crackers or raisins in large packages, reducing both the cost and packaging (plus if the package is cardboard it’s ...
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Are foam netting sleeves recyclable?
I am wondering if foam netting sleeves that are often used to protect glass bottles in transport (see picture) can be recycled in a soft plastic stream? (like RedCycle in Australia)
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