- A designer is a business professional who develops solutions to commercial needs that require the balancing of technical, commercial, human and aesthetic requirements.
What is Packaging?
- Processes and materials employed to contain, handle, protect, and transport an article.
What does a Package do?
- Convenience
- Advertise
- Protect the product
- Gives information
- Shows identity
What is Sustainable Packaging?
- Development and use of packaging which results in improved sustainability
- Environment impact
- Improve the long term viability and quality of life for humans and ecosystems
What does a Sustainable Package do?
- prevent or reduce product waste and facilitates centralised processing and distribution. Proper packaging assures the availability, of safe, hygienic and undamaged goods. Correct design and use of packaging also helps reduce the environmental impacts of transportation.
Comparison - Packaging vs Sustainable Packaging
- Cost
- High / Low
- Recyclable
- Some / Yes
- Function
- Not much / More
- Environment
- Pollution / Eco Friendly
How should a Designer create a Sustainable Packaging
- be designed holistically with the product in order to optimize overall environmental performance
- made from responsiblyn sourced materials
- effective and safe throughout its life cycle, to protect the product
- meet market criteria for performance and cost
- meet consumer choice and expectations
- be recycled or recovered efficiently after use
World Problems
- Climate change
- Pollution
- Air
- Water
- Soil
- Global warming
- Deforestation
- Animal Extinction
What does the Society Lack?
- Realization
- Health
- Enviromental Isues
- Awareness
- Respect
Packaging Production Life Cycle
Sustainable Packaging = Recycle
Recycle
- process to change waste materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to plastic production
Things we Throw Everyday that can be Recycled
- aluminum cans
- steel and tin cans
- plastic bottles
- newspaper
- cardboard
- containers
- paper
Materials Normally Used for Sustainable Packaging
- Glass
- Metal
- Cardboard
- Plastic
- Wood
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