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How custom packaging pollutes the environment.
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What is custom packaging? • Contemporary-style packing tailor-made for your brand and product. • Protects the product better than generic packaging. • Packaging is personalized by adding logos, pictures, shapes, and patterns that advertise the brand. • Contain various packaging elements: • Outer Box. • A Container (polybag/box). • Filler. • Stickers. • Tape. • Inserts/receipts.
custom soap packaging boxes as an example of wasteful packaging • Increase in solid waste by custom soap boxes. • Contamination of hydrographic basins. • Atmospheric pollution due to promotional boxes.
Solid waste generated by custom soap boxes can: • Adversely affect animals, humans, and sea creatures • Increase the debris resting in landfills. • Clog storm drains. • Facilitate the breeding of infectious microorganisms. • Resulting in a disease outbreak.
Hydrographic basins gets polluted by custom soap boxes owing to: • Effluent generated during the production of packaging components. • Wastewater released in water bodies can decrease the level of dissolved oxygen. • Water used as a cooling agent can cause thermal pollution.
Atmospheric pollution due to promotional boxes leads to: • Increase in incineration activities. • The release of Hexane, Vinyl Chloride, and CFC is detrimental to human health. • Emission of Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide into the air pollutes the environment.
Conclusion • To eliminate wasted packing, manufacturers must choose a smart design. • Make a minimalist approach your goal. • Packaging materials should be made from biodegradable raw materials. • Choose Green packaging that is both sustainable and environmentally friendly.
References https://aweboxes.com/box-by-industry/retail-boxes/soap-boxes/ https://www.greenmatters.com/p/soap-bad-for-environment