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The packaging of a product or item is used to make the transportation, trading and handling of the item easy and safe, but what happens to it once it has served its purpose? It is either left as waste material or recycled so that it can be used for another time. In most cases, the packaging uses recyclable materials such as corrugated plastics. Recycling packaging is similar to bringing it back to life by giving it a new shape, size and dignity for reuse. In this way, packaging such as a corrugated box is recycled when it becomes waste to make it usable for one more period.
The importance of recycling
Packaging recycling is increasing day by day and it is estimated that around 75 percent of used plastic, wood, glass or steel packaging is recycled. Recycling not only makes packaging waste reusable, but also helps save our environment. Consequently, packaging recycling has become important to both us and our environment, and we should apply it quickly in our daily lives as we waste packaging at a much faster pace than ever. This is because society has become single-use consumers and therefore packaging made of recyclable materials such as plastic containers is now used more often than before. The increase in the consumption of packaging and its waste is due to several reasons, such as:
– Growing wealth with people has increased their purchasing power much higher than before and more purchases mean more packaging waste
– The growing population on earth also helps to add waste
– The growing use of a non-biodegradable product in packaging, thanks to technological progress, has increased the need for recycling of this packaging waste
– Prepackaged food and fast food products are usually available in non-biodegradable packaging that is usually consumed by humans due to the lifestyle change that has been added to the waste
The importance of using recyclable packaging
Packaging recycling is important for two reasons, one for environmental and the other for society:
1. Environmental causes:
• The use of recyclable packaging is important as waste can have a negative impact on our environment.
• Recycling of packaging will help reduce the impact of harmful chemicals and greenhouse gases from landfills
• Using recyclable packaging also helps reduce the destruction of afforestation on our planet, which can cause more global warming and environmental damage
• Moreover, the recycling process requires much less energy than producing a new product of this kind, hence recycling also saves energy and the environment.
2. For people
• The growing use of corrugated plastic, corrugated boxes, plastic containers and other recyclable packaging in cities has also increased the need to recycle packaging waste.
• It is also more in demand due to the lack of space for landfilling non-biodegradable waste.
• It also helps to reduce packaging production costs as the cost of new items is higher than for recycled packaging.
• Using recyclable packaging also helps conserve resources for future generations.
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Source by Thomas C Lee