It seems that so many things have so much packaging. I had to buy some new pencils for the new school term. They were packaged in so much cardboard and plastic it took scissors to set them free. In addition to the hassle to get them out, there's the waste left behind. The waste is actually a big problem because garbage piles up.
To the individual it might not seem like garbage is piling up because they put it in the trash and the trash can is emptied on schedule. But all that collected trash has to go somewhere after leaving your home, school, or office. I googled to find out more about the municipal landfill in my area.
You can click on the photo to watch the video. The Miramar system seems advanced with many recycling programs; however, I can't stop thinking that if there was less packaging there would be less waste and if there's less waste there's less to recycle or potentially dump in a landfill. I totally believe in recycling, but I think the bigger solution is reduction of waste.
The first step is realizing there's a problem. To me over-packaging is a problem, so I'm going to start by contacting the manufacturers of the products I buy to ask them why there's so much packaging. If no one has made them aware, it's possible they think customers like their packaging or maybe there's a problem the packing resolves, that could be resolved a better way.
I hope to post soon on what I discover. Until then settle for less packaging by telling producers you're not interested in buying over-packaged products.
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