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When you order food from your favorite restaurant, what do you typically receive? Oftentimes, it's a Styrofoam box that you use to store the food. This is an example of how our everyday items are packaged. The cost of this package is not cheap and can be detrimental to the environment. If we want to prevent environmental devastation, packaging has to change. Here are some ways how eco-friendly food delivery packaging can be done.

What is Packaging?

Packaging is the material that covers, surrounds or contains a product. Packaging is important because it protects the product during transportation and storage. It also makes the product more appealing to consumers.

How The Packaging Affects The Environment

The three main environmental concerns with Styrofoam and plastic are the production of the packaging, the transportation, and disposal of it.

For production, styrene can be released into the environment and it's a chemical that is toxic to aquatic life. The manufacturing process also results in wastewater discharge which contains contaminants like heavy metals and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

For disposal, styrofoam packaging has a negative effect on recycling efforts because it doesn't break down easily in materials recycling facilities. It really isn't recyclable. It often gets jammed during sorting operations which causes delays at recycling plants.

Eco-Friendly Food Delivery Packaging

There are many different types of eco-friendly food delivery packaging, including:

• Compostable packaging. The compostable package offers a sustainable solution to the food delivery packaging problem since the material is created from natural materials such as corn starch, wood pulp, or sugarcane fibers.
• Biodegradable packaging. This type of packaging is made from materials such as cornstarch, potato starch, tapioca, and plant cellulose.
• Recyclable containers. These types of packages are ideal for businesses that want to cut down on their carbon emissions but still maintain an eco-friendly reputation with their customers and employees alike.

Factors To Consider For Eco-Friendly Packaging

There are many factors that need to be considered when it comes to eco-friendly packaging. Some of the most important factors are cost, durability, material composition, and functionality.

Cost is one of the major factors that need to be considered when choosing a type of packaging. The cost is dependent on what type of eco-friendly materials you use and how much is used for your package. Durability is another important factor since it pertains to the life expectancy of the package and is affected by how well it can maintain its shape and integrity.

Material composition is also an important factor as it determines if the food will spoil easily or not as well as how resistant it will be against natural elements such as water or sunlight. Lastly, functionality should also be considered as this determines what type of food can fit in the package.

Single-serve food packaging can be a problem for the environment, but you can help by switching to eco-friendly options from PacknWood. All of our options are eco-friendly and work well for a variety of restaurant applications. Call us at +1 (201) 604-3840 or send us a message through our website.