Packaging can be made more environmentally friendly

🌍 Did you know that online shopping is predicted to surpass in-store purchases this decade? While this trend offers convenience, it also has significant environmental implications. The massive amount of packaging waste generated by online purchases are concerning.

🌱 To address this, innovative approaches are emerging to make packaging more environmentally friendly. One way is by utilizing new materials like cellulose, which is abundant and renewable. Edible materials such as proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and resins are also being explored. These materials not only offer sustainability but also enhance the properties of packaging.

🔗 Discover how these and other innovative strategies are reshaping e-commerce packaging for a greener future:
https://medium.com/the-environment/how-packaging-is-becoming-more-environmentally-friendly-b4e9afee578b

Online purchases use much more packaging than in-store purchases (credit: Negro Elkha on Shutterstock)



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