The Importance of Eco-Design for Distribution Packaging
Introduction
This page will discuss the importance of eco-design for distribution packaging in your organization. Statistics on the economic and environmental outcomes of eco-design for distribution packaging are provided in a later article.
Packaging and risk management
To understand the importance of eco-design for distribution packaging, you must remember one simple equation:
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The very function of distribution packaging is risk management. Here is a list of just some of the risks distribution packaging is designed to prevent:
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- Risk of product losses and damages
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- Risk of occupational hazards
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- Risk of equipment shutdowns
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- Risk of wasted financial and natural resources
- Risk of wasted financial and natural resources
Better, more effective distribution packaging is better at mitigating operational risk. This one reason eco-design considers all aspects of the packaging user’s operation to guide the design process. The benefits of sound risk management usually outweigh the benefits of a traditional approach to packaging design for packaging producers, packaging users, and the environment.
The environmental importance of eco-design for distribution packaging
The graphic below describes the environmental impacts of distribution packaging, particularly wood pallets.
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Next steps
In the next article, we will introduce you to an overview of our eco-design process.