The Quest For Environmentally Friendly Food Packaging

By Eloise Hewitt


Meals are very important to the lives of human beings. There is need for people to take healthy meals that are not risky to human life. This calls for high maintenance of hygiene by conducting environmentally friendly food packaging. Many options are available for consideration. The only disadvantage is that in most cases thy cause untold danger due to pollution and become a threat to life.

Oxygen gas I the environment enables it to support lives of organisms. For a continued existence of humankind in centuries to come, adequate supply of this gas is more than mandatory. Our atmosphere faces untold danger posed by materials that are not degradable. Some of them, like plastics and glasses cannot be avoided but can be properly managed. Their management is necessary given their high potential to cause unrest if their quantities are not checked.

Their effects can either be long term or short term. For the former, the biggest culprits are children who like playing near dumping sites. They risk injury either physically or caused by chemicals. Poisonous gases are also released from these sites that can make the children sick. The long term effects range from vegetation depletion to ozone layer depletion. All these problems could be avoided if garbage was disposed of well.

To avoid being infested with germs, foodstuffs have to be safely handled, cooked in a clean environment and packaged in clean containers that are germ free. More wrappings are used on products that will stay in the shelf for long before they are consumed. The materials are made readily available for convenience.

A time comes when there is no other option but to use either rubber or plastic or stuffs like that. One has to be very cautious in such a situation to avoid excessively using them. The manufacturers need to sensitize their consumers adequately about how to manage wastes and advise them to avail their trash for recycling if possible. They can do this by making lucrative offers to those who comply.

Canned foods are normally kept for a long time in metallic or plastic containers. When opened and used, people tend to throw them away anyhow. This this should not be the case. Instead, proper strategies for disposal should be laid. The packages once used need to be disposed of safely. In most cases there are dust bins where such can be thrown and later picked the right authorities that will definitely know where to place them.

For us to live in a safe environment, we first need to clean the air which supports our lives. Packaging normally involves use of preservatives, some of which can have dangerous fumes. These may be dangerous if released. Conversely, proper studies need to be done to ensure that our products are safe for consumption and pose no danger to the environment or people around us. The harmful toxins, if found, are detoxified by professionals and the producers advised accordingly.

Modern manufacturers, in a bid to impress potential buyers, have engrossed themselves in extreme advertising. These adverts in most cases come with false information to lure the customers. In some instances they even go against the law in terms of the regulations for consumer products. This is an issue that requires vigilance on the side of law enforcement agencies.




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