What do you Think about Excess Food Packaging?


Following the lead of San Francisco, Oakland and Santa Monica, more and more municipalities are considering mandating that takeout food packaging be made from recyclable or compostable materials, which diverts packaging from landfills and encourages the use of material that degrade in the marine environment, like paperboard. Currently, unrecyclable takeout food packaging like foamed polystyrene are the second largest component of litter, and are a large component of marine debris.  How do you feel about food packaging ordinances? Do you have questions for CAW employees? This forum is your place to discuss these issues.

 

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Convenience, freshness and

Submitted by nicoduca on February 25, 2008 - 11:21.

Convenience, freshness and design continue to drive the packaging market. Manufacturers should not only focus on these issues, as a significant percentage of consumers -- at least British -- think that food has too much packaging. According to Mintel's exclusive research among a representative sample of over 1,000 British consumers, excess packaging is the respondents' top concern, followed by views about various alternative forms of packaging for drinks products, and lastly by views about the aesthetic aspects of packaging and its influence on purchasing.

 

 

 

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