Disadvantages of packaging

Name: Deepa Jaiswar Roll no:497 Class:Sybcom/E Group no:3

Cost-While packaging can do a lot to get customer attention and may even add value to a product it also adds to the cost of production and the eventual retail price.

Landfill impact-

Packaging is responsible for significant portions of the waste stream.According to the Ashland Food Cooperative, packaging is responsible for about one third of the municipal waste in the United States.

Production footprint -

Products with more packaging also use more resources in production.According to green living tips, around 12 million barrels of oil are used to make shopping bags for U.S consumers each year.

Packaging exhausts natural resources.

Packaging is too expensive. Some forms of plastic packaging are health hazards. Packaging is deceptive. Used and discarded packaging contributes significantly to the consumer protection problem.