Unnecessary Packaging

In an earlier post, I talked about the excessive, and more often than not, unnecessary use of plastic and paper in product packaging. Over the weekend, Thomas and I went shopping and our purchases included a couple of these eco-unfriendly examples.

• Vitagen Collagen - each plastic bottle came labelled, a second layer of plastic on which design elements and product information were printed. They could have printed directly onto the bottle (like the normal Vitagens) instead of using the plastic labels, which serve no practical purpose.
  
  
• Seahorse Pillows - we bought two from the neck support series. Each pillow came wrapped in plastic. which we felt was OK in this case, for hygiene reasons. No sense skimping on the necessary. However, each plastic-wrapped pillow was also individually packed in a heavy cardboard box, which was a complete waste of resources in our opinion. The pillows aren't fragile and don't need the protection of an extra box. If the purpose of the box was to carry product information, they could have replaced the box with a simple one-sheet flyer which they can slot under the clear plastic cover.

Just some real-life examples which I wanted to highlight. I'll add to the list as I encounter more instances.